====== General ====== ===== Installing ===== ufw should be installed by default on newer Ubuntu servers. (Although it is most likely disabled) ===== Enabling ===== sudo ufw default allow # Careful, uwf by default DENIES all incoming traffic. So I first set it to "allow" here to avoid being locked out of the server sudo ufw enable ===== Checking status ===== sudo ufw status verbose ====== Adding Rules ====== ===== Block an IP ===== sudo ufw deny from 10.101.21.228 ===== Block a Port ===== sudo ufw deny 53 ====== Removing Rules ====== sudo ufw delete deny from 10.101.21.228 ====== External Links ====== * https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UFW * http://1000umbrellas.com/2010/04/29/how-to-set-up-the-firewall-using-ufw-on-ubuntu-lucid-lynx-server * https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/serverguide/C/firewall.html