I was just making it identical to the Mint computer but it still didn't make it print. I'm looking through iptanles man-page amd wsd thinkimg that perhaps I should put in a 'persistent' rule or a '--to-destination rule?
 OKAY.... disable iptables.... how is that done? I can't find it in the manpage nor does anything I try work (iptables disable.....).

how do I delete the ufw rules that were inserted into theptable when I was playing with it? Well I know you iptable -D <rule number> but it isn't working.
bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ sudo iptables -D output 24 25 26 27 28 29
Bad argument `25'
Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for more information.
bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
num  target     prot opt source               destination        
1    AS0_OUT_LOCAL  all  --  anywhere             anywhere           
2    ACCEPT     all  --  anywhere             anywhere           
3    DROP       all  --  base/8               anywhere           
4    DROP       all  --  anywhere             base/8             
5    DROP       all  --  255.255.255.255      anywhere           
6    DROP       all  --  anywhere             0.0.0.0            
7    DROP       all  --  anywhere             anywhere            state INVALID
8    ACCEPT     tcp  --  192.168.0.3          qwestmodem.domain.actdsltmp tcp dpt:domain
9    ACCEPT     udp  --  192.168.0.3          qwestmodem.domain.actdsltmp udp dpt:domain
10   ACCEPT     tcp  --  192.168.0.3          resolver.qwest.net  tcp dpt:domain
11   ACCEPT     udp  --  192.168.0.3          resolver.qwest.net  udp dpt:domain
12   ACCEPT     all  --  anywhere             anywhere           
13   DROP       all  --  base/8               anywhere           
14   DROP       all  --  anywhere             base/8             
15   DROP       all  --  255.255.255.255      anywhere           
16   DROP       all  --  anywhere             0.0.0.0            
17   DROP       all  --  anywhere             anywhere            state INVALID
18   OUTBOUND   all  --  anywhere             anywhere           
19   OUTBOUND   all  --  anywhere             anywhere           
20   LOG_FILTER  all  --  anywhere             anywhere           
21   LOG        all  --  anywhere             anywhere            LOG level info prefix `Unknown Output'
22   LOG_FILTER  all  --  anywhere             anywhere           
23   LOG        all  --  anywhere             anywhere            LOG level info prefix `Unknown Output'
24   ufw-before-logging-output  all  --  anywhere             anywhere           
25   ufw-before-output  all  --  anywhere             anywhere           
26   ufw-after-output  all  --  anywhere             anywhere           
27   ufw-after-logging-output  all  --  anywhere             anywhere           
28   ufw-reject-output  all  --  anywhere             anywhere           
29   ufw-track-output  all  --  anywhere             anywhere           

I need to go to bed now.
Goodnight!

On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 11:00 PM, James Mcphee <jmcphe@gmail.com> wrote:

if you're opening that much, just disable iptables until you figure out what you need to leave open.

On Mar 16, 2012 6:06 PM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
     hmmmmmm..... opening the ports didn't help any. I opened:

bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ sudo ufw status
Status: active

To                         Action      From
--                         ------      ----
22                         ALLOW       Anywhere
137                        ALLOW       Anywhere
138                        ALLOW       Anywhere
139                        ALLOW       Anywhere
445                        ALLOW       Anywhere
389                        ALLOW       Anywhere
901                        ALLOW       Anywhere
53                         ALLOW       Anywhere
80                         ALLOW       Anywhere
110                        ALLOW       Anywhere
143                        ALLOW       Anywhere
443                        ALLOW       Anywhere
631                        ALLOW       Anywhere
993                        ALLOW       Anywhere
995                        ALLOW       Anywhere
5800                       ALLOW       Anywhere
5900                       ALLOW       Anywhere
9418                       ALLOW       Anywhere
8080                       ALLOW       Anywhere
22                         ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)
137                        ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)
138                        ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)
139                        ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)
445                        ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)
389                        ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)
901                        ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)
53                         ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)
80                         ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)
110                        ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)
143                        ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)
443                        ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)
631                        ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)
993                        ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)
995                        ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)
5800                       ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)
5900                       ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)
9418                       ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)
8080                       ALLOW       Anywhere (v6)

bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$


     What else do you think I should open?    


On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Michael Havens <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
look what I found in my quest to open ports for printing: I found a program called ufw which is a 'program for managing a netfilter firewall.' And one of the commands is:

       ufw allow 53
       This  rule  will allow tcp and udp port 53 to any address on this
       host.

Which is the printers port?... of course 631. my search engine is givong me another: 515? But both of my computers print.
Do you know if I can specify more than one port in the command? oops... I just found the correct syntax:
     ufw allow 18:25,50:110,130:150,389:445,
631,900:1000,5800:5900,8080,9418
the man page says I'm allowed 15 numbers in there. No spaces, separated by a coma, and ranges (x:y ) count as two numbers.

What other ports does the great brain known as PLUG believe is good to open?
I think ufw is basically a program to make iptables easier. Or do you want to give me a tutelage on iptables. I'm willing if you are! Does anyone have any pointers about ufw?

ufw probably is an acronym for unix fire wall. or perhaps ubuntu fire wall.



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