Open ports on Linux

CentOS


How to check if a port is open

netstat -an | grep port

telnet localhost/IP adress/127.0.0.0 port

iptables -L

Opening Ports in a Linux Firewall


The procedure for opening ports in the Linux firewall "iptables" is relatively simple.

First, open a command-line terminal.  In most systems, you can usually find this in your 'Applications' menu under the 'System Tools' section.

Once you have a terminal open, you have to obtain root access to change firewall settings.  Do this by typing:

su -

You will be prompted for your root password.

In the following examples, substitute the port # you want to open for the 12345 in the command.

If you want to open an incoming TCP port, type the following:

iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 12345 --syn -j ACCEPT

If you want to open a UDP port (perhaps for DHT in Tixati), type the following:

iptables -I INPUT -p udp --dport 12345 -j ACCEPT

After you are done opening ports in your firewall, you can save your changes so they will be applied when you restart your computer by typing the following command:

service iptables save

Ubuntu

sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport (port number) -j ACCEPT

or

sudo ufw allow 80