Configure the Firewall on Linux
To make sure that the firewall isn’t blocking Barcode to PC, follow these steps:
Step 1 – Install UFW if you don’t have it
UFW, or Uncomplicated Firewall, is an interface to iptables that is geared towards simplifying the process of configuring a firewall
- Open a new terminal
- Type
sudo apt-get install ufw -y
Step 2 – Enable UFW
Type sudo ufw enable
in your terminal
Step 3 – Add the rules
Type the following commands in your terminal:
sudo ufw allow 57891/tcp
sudo ufw allow 5353/udp
You’re done.
If you want to learn more about UFW
Checkout How To Set Up a Firewall with UFW on Ubuntu 16.04 tutorial by DigitalOcean
Alternatively if you prefer to use iptables
Use these iptables commands:
iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 57891 -j ACCEPT
iptables -I INPUT -p udp --dport 5353 -j ACCEPT
then, to make the changes permanent:
iptables-save > /etc/iptables.up.rules