Firewall Firewall iptables script # Interfaces WAN="ens3" LAN="ens9" #ifconfig $LAN up #ifconfig $LAN 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 iptables -F iptables -t nat -F iptables -t mangle -F iptables -X # Default to drop packets iptables -P INPUT DROP iptables -P OUTPUT DROP iptables -P FORWARD DROP # Allow all local loopback traffic iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT iptables -A OUTPUT -o lo -j ACCEPT # Allow output on $WAN and $LAN if. Allow input on $LAN if. iptables -A INPUT -i $LAN -j ACCEPT iptables -A OUTPUT -o $WAN -j ACCEPT iptables -A OUTPUT -o $LAN -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -i $WAN --dport 22 -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT iptables -A FORWARD -o $LAN -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT iptables -A FORWARD -i $LAN -o $WAN -j ACCEPT iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o $WAN -j MASQUERADE # Allow ICMP echo reply/echo request/destination unreachable/time exceeded iptables -A INPUT -p icmp --icmp-type destination-unreachable -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -p icmp --icmp-type time-exceeded -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -p icmp --icmp-type echo-reply -j ACCEPT # WWW iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -i $WAN -m multiport --dports 80,443 -j DNAT --to 10.1.1.11 iptables -A FORWARD -p tcp -i $WAN -o $LAN -d 10.1.1.11 -m multiport --dports 80,443 -j ACCEPT exit 0 #report success iptables iptables arguments -t = table, -X = del chain, -i = interface Deleting a line: iptables -L --line-numbers iptables -D (CHAIN) (LINE NUMBER) Nating: example for FTP NAT:  iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 21 -j DNAT --to-destination 192.168.1.100:21 iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 49152:65534 -j DNAT --to-destination 192.168.1.100:49152-65534 to check a nat rule: iptables -t nat -nvL masquerade traffic from an IP to another host Enable ip forwarding echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward Then, we will add a rule telling to forward the traffic on port 1111 to ip 2.2.2.2 on port 1111: iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 1111 -j DNAT --to-destination 2.2.2.2:1111 and finally, we ask IPtables to masquerade: iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -j MASQUERADE  Optionally, you could only redirect the traffic from a specific source/network with, for a host only: iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -s 192.168.1.1 -p tcp --dport 1111 -j DNAT --to-destination 2.2.2.2:1111 or for a whole network iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -s 192.168.1.0/24 -p tcp --dport 1111 -j DNAT --to-destination 2.2.2.2:1111 that’s it, now the traffic to port 1111 will be redirected to IP 2.2.2.2 . If you go on host 2.2.2.2, you should see a lot of traffic coming from the host doing the redirection.   Firewalld Zones Pre-defined zones within firewalld are: drop : The lowest level of trust. All incoming connections are dropped without reply and only outgoing connections are possible. block : Similar to the above, but instead of simply dropping connections, incoming requests are rejected with an icmp-host-prohibited or icmp6-adm-prohibitedmessage. public : Represents public, untrusted networks. You don't trust other computers but may allow selected incoming connections on a case-by-case basis. external : External networks in the event that you are using the firewall as your gateway. It is configured for NAT masquerading so that your internal network remains private but reachable. internal : The other side of the external zone, used for the internal portion of a gateway. The computers are fairly trustworthy and some additional services are available. dmz : Used for computers located in a DMZ (isolated computers that will not have access to the rest of your network). Only certain incoming connections are allowed. work : Used for work machines. Trust most of the computers in the network. A few more services might be allowed. home : A home environment. It generally implies that you trust most of the other computers and that a few more services will be accepted. trusted : Trust all of the machines in the network. The most open of the available options and should be used sparingly. Verify what zone is used by default firewall-cmd --get-default-zone Verify what zones are active firewall-cmd --get-active-zones View all info for default zone firewall-cmd --list-all List pre-defined zones and custom zone names firewall-cmd --get-zones View all information for a specific zone firewall-cmd --permanent --zone= home --list-all Change default zone firewall-cmd --set-default-zone= home Adding a service to a zone First it is recommended to not add --permanent and to test of the service is reachable, if it works add the --permanent firewall-cmd --zone=public --permanent --add-service=http Removing/Denying a service firewall-cmd --zone=public --permanent --remove-service=http List services firewall-cmd --zone=public --permanent --list-services Removing/Denying  a port firewall-cmd --zone=public --permanent --remove-port=12345/tcp To add a custom port firewall-cmd --zone=public --permanent --add-port=8096/tcp Add a port range firewall-cmd --zone=public --permanent --add-port=4990-4999/udp Check if port is added firewall-cmd --list-ports Services are simply collections of ports with an associated name and description, the simplest way to add a port to a service would be to copy the xml file and change the definition/port number. cp /usr/lib/firewalld/services/service.xml /etc/firewalld/services/example.xml Then reload firewall-cmd --reload && firewall-cmd --get-services Creating Your Own Zones firewall-cmd --permanent --new-zone=my_zone firewall-cmd --reload firewall-cmd --zone=my_zone --add-service=ssh firewall-cmd --zone=my_zone --change-interface=eth0 Then add the zone to your /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 ZONE=my_zone systemctl restart network systemctl restart firewalld And check if it works firewall-cmd --zone=my_zone --list-services Port Forwarding Forward traffic coming from 80 to 12345 firewall-cmd --zone="public" --add-forward-port=port=80:proto=tcp:toport=12345 To forward a port to a different server: Forwards traffic from local port 80 to port 8080 on  a remote server  located at the IP address: 123.456.78.9. firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-masquerade firewall-cmd --zone="public" --add-forward-port=port=80:proto=tcp:toport=8080:toaddr=123.456.78.9 If you need to remove it sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --remove-masquerade Rich Rules Allow all IPv4 traffic from host 192.168.0.14. firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-rich-rule 'rule family="ipv4" source address=192.168.0.14 accept' Deny IPv4 traffic over TCP from host 192.168.1.10 to port 22. firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-rich-rule 'rule family="ipv4" source address="192.168.1.10" port port=22 protocol=tcp reject' Allow IPv4 traffic over TCP from host 10.1.0.3 to port 80, and forward it locally to port 6532. firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-rich-rule 'rule family=ipv4 source address=10.1.0.3 forward-port port=80 protocol=tcp to-port=6532' Forward all IPv4 traffic on port 80 to port 8080 on host 172.31.4.2 (masquerade should be active on the zone). firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-rich-rule 'rule family=ipv4 forward-port port=80 protocol=tcp to-port=8080 to-addr=172.31.4.2' To list your current Rich Rules: firewall-cmd --list-rich-rules