


fwbuilder(1)             Firewall Builder            fwbuilder(1)


NAME
       fwbuilder - Multiplatform firewall configuration tool

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/bin/fwbuilder [-ffile.fwb] [-d] [-h] [-ofile] [-Pobject_name] [-r]
       [-v]



DESCRIPTION
       fwbuilder is the Graphic User Interface  (GUI)  component  of  Firewall
       Builder.

       Firewall Builder consists of a GUI and set of policy compilers for var-
       ious firewall platforms. It helps users maintain a database of  objects
       and  allows  policy  editing using simple drag-and-drop operations. GUI
       generates firewall description in the form of XML file, which compilers
       then  interpret and generate platform-specific code. Several algorithms
       are provided for automated network objects discovery and bulk import of
       data.  The  GUI  and  policy compilers are completely independent, this
       provides for a consistent abstract model and the same GUI for different
       firewall platforms.

       Firewall  Builder  supports  firewalls  based on iptables (Linux kernel
       2.4.x and  2.6.x,  see  fwb_ipt(1)),  ipfilter  (variety  of  platforms
       including  *BSD,  Solaris  and others, see fwb_ipf(1)), pf (OpenBSD and
       FreeBSD, see fwb_pf(1)), ipfw (FreeBSD and others), Cisco PIX (v6.x and
       7.x) and Cisco IOS extended access lists.



OPTIONS
       -f FILE
              Specify the name of the file to be loaded when program starts.


       -r     When  this  command  line option is given in combination with -f
              file, the program automatically opens RCS head revision  of  the
              file  if file is in RCS. If file is not in RCS, this option does
              nothing and the file is opened as usual.


       -d     Turns on debug mode. Note that in this mode the  program  gener-
              ates  lots  of output on standard error. This is used for debug-
              ging.


       -h     Prints brief help message


       -o file
              Specify the name of the file for the print  output,  see  option
              "-P".




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fwbuilder(1)             Firewall Builder            fwbuilder(1)


       -P object_name
              Print  rules  and  objects for the firewall object "object_name"
              and immediately exit. The program does not go  into  interactive
              mode  and  does not need X11. Print output will be placed in the
              file specified with "-o" option.  If file name is not given with
              option  "-o",  print output is stored in the file "print.pdf" in
              the current directory.



FILES
       $HOME/.qt/firewallbuilder2rc
              Fwbuilder v2.1 stores user preferences in this file.


       $HOME/.config/netcitadel.com/Firewall Builder.conf
              Fwbuilder v3.0 stores user preferences in this file.


URL
       Firewall  Builder  home  page  is  located  at   the   following   URL:
       http://www.fwbuilder.org/


BUGS
       Please report bugs using bug tracking system on SourceForge:

       http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=5314&atid=105314



SEE ALSO
       fwblookup(1), fwb_ipt(1), fwb_ipf(1), fwb_pf(1)
























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