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Figure 3-1
Click Configure SLP to open the Novell Client Configuration Wizard. Follow the instructions in
Section 3.4.1, "Setting Up SLP," on page 28
Click Configure Firewall to open the Firewall Configuration Wizard in YaST. You can turn the
firewall off, or manually configure the firewall to let SLP packets in and out. If your LAN interface
is defined as External in the SUSE firewall configuration, you can try adding SLP Daemon Rules as
an allowed service, or you can try changing your LAN interface definition to Internal.
"Turning Off the SUSE Firewall" on page 30
"Manually Configuring the SUSE Firewall" on page 30
"Adding SLP Daemon Rules for External or DMZ Firewall Zones" on page 31
"Changing Your LAN Interface Definition to Internal" on page 31
Turning Off the SUSE Firewall
1 Launch the YaST Control Center.
GNOME: Click Computer > More Applications > System > YaST.
KDE: Click the menu button > System > YaST.
2 Click Security and Users in the left column, then click Firewall in the right column.
3 Click Stop Firewall Now, then click Next.
4 Click Accept to close the Firewall Configuration Wizard.
The next time you click the Novell Services button in your file browser, you should be able to
scan for or access Novell services.
Manually Configuring the SUSE Firewall
To allow iptables to accept incoming unicasts from the DAs in your network, the following needs to
be added to the firewall as the first rule (or before anything is denied).
1 Modify the /etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2 file.
Change the following lines from
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SLP/Firewall Message
to configure SLP.