In short, sell me on ufw.

I learned recently that yfw is basically replacing iptables “everywhere”, and as I’m getting old and crusty, this means that I have to learn something new when I’d much rather practice yelling at kids to get off my lawn.

To me, iptables is fine, and I like its flexibility. I’ve been using it ever since it de facto replaced ipchains, so ease of use isn’treally a factor in this equation.

So my more pointed question is: Can I just stick to iptables, or am I missing out on something that can only be done with ufw?

  • Xanza@lemm.eeEnglish
    41·
    2 months ago

    UFW is a wrapper which just makes interfacing with iptables bearable. UFW is iptables.

  • a_fancy_kiwi@lemmy.world
    31·
    2 months ago

    If you know iptables, just stick with that. In my testing, docker containers seem to ignore ufw rules. Supposedly, iptable rules are respected but I haven’t learned iptables yet so I can’t verify.