Re: [Tails-dev] dynamically re-configuring Tails firewall [W…

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Aihe: Re: [Tails-dev] dynamically re-configuring Tails firewall [Was: rdesktop to localhost]
Hi,

Andreas Krey wrote (30 Dec 2015 16:34:39 GMT) :
> I have a problem with using rdesktop via ssh port forwarding.
> I.e. I run 'ssh somewhere.onion -L 4389:dest:3389' and now
> want to run 'rdesktop localhost:4389'. This unfortunately
> (and, after skimming the design docs, expectedly) fails.


I personally often need similar things, and other interesting use
cases such as running stuff behind onion services requires firewall
adjustments as well. In passing, this sounds like a case for dynamic
firewall handling, ala Subgraph OS firewall or Little Snitch:

https://twitter.com/subgraph/status/651079353384603649
https://github.com/subgraph/fw-daemon
https://twitter.com/littlesnitch

(If anyone wants to discuss this further, please follow-up on
tails-dev@??? and not on -support@.)

And for the actual case at hand (follow-ups should go on -support@):

> But I very much would like a pointer to how I can actually
> run programs so they are able to access localhost listeners.


You probably want to use `iptables -I' (at your own risks).

Cheers,
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