Solved: OpenSnitch, https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch available via Software Manager on Mint as well.
There was a windows firewall (tinywall?) that worked like this:
- Something wouldn´t work on the internet.
- I'd query the firewall to see what was just blocked.
- I'd whitelist that traffic.
Pretty painless and I never was forced to think about the firewall until absolutely necessry, and then only to the least possible amount.
Is there any firewall on Linux that works similarly? Running Mint.
6 Comments
Mistiygirl@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 7d
maybe UFW?
schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 4d
The UFW I have on Mint (technically GUFW) seems to want me to manually configure each rule. I can't right click on a blocked entry and say, "allow".
one_old_coder@piefed.social · 1 pts · 7d
Both supposedly show a popup where you can allow or deny a connection with various settings (port, domain name, etc.)
schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 7d
That's helpful. Gotta hardwire my jellyfin connection to the router, but my internet is via mobile hotspot.
schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 4d
There we go! This is perfect! Thanks.
Digit@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 5d
ufw's all i know.
too lazy to look further.
i'm guessing you want a gui...?
idk if it has that, too lazy to look into it.
ufw just works.
(PS, I also use someonewhocares's hosts file (with my own additions up top). May interest, for a lazy painless way of blacklisting at least, and doing other redirects, and more.)