4.1.3 Networking & firewalls
Every entry filed under Networking & firewalls and its subtopics.
Level
What kind of help
- Guided project 2
- Explains an idea 0
- Step by step 5
- Cheat sheet 1
- Fixes an error 2
Works on
- Linux 11 (selected, select to remove)
- macOS 2
- Windows 0
- Browser 0
What do these mean?
- Beginner
- You are new to this topic.
- Intermediate
- You use it, and want to get better.
- Advanced
- You know it well and need the details.
- Guided project
- Build something small from start to finish, step by step.
- Explains an idea
- Plain words on how something works and why.
- Step by step
- Numbered steps to get one task done.
- Cheat sheet
- Commands and options in a table, to look up fast.
- Fixes an error
- An error message, what it means, and how to solve it.
5 entries match these filters
- 0344 ufw and firewalld: open and close ports Allow and remove ports and services on the two standard Linux host firewalls, restrict a port to one source network, and make… Beginner · Step by step · Linux Article Firewalls · Networking & firewalls 15 Oct 2026
- 0320 Fix: address already in use (EADDRINUSE) Something is already listening on the port your program wants. Find the process with lsof or ss, stop it or pick another… Beginner · Fixes an error · Linux, macOS Article Networking & firewalls · Node.js · Processes & ports 15 Oct 2026
- 0342 Which process is using a port, and how to free it Find the program behind a busy port with ss, lsof or fuser, decide whether to stop it properly or kill it, and… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS Article DNS, IP addresses & ports · Networking & firewalls 15 Oct 2026
- 0249 Set up and harden a fresh Linux server in one afternoon Take a new Ubuntu, Debian or Rocky/Alma server from first login to a safer baseline: sudo admin, SSH keys only, firewall, automatic… Beginner · Guided project · Linux Article Networking & firewalls · Packages & updates · Users, sudo & hardening 15 Oct 2026
- 0174 Network and DNS troubleshooting commands: ip, ss, dig, resolvectl A layer-by-layer cheat sheet for "the server cannot reach X": interfaces and routes with ip, listening ports with ss, and name resolution… Beginner · Cheat sheet · Linux Article Networking & firewalls 15 Oct 2026