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Webadmin tutorial for Brazil Firewall
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Access Webadmin from the Internet
Forgot the Webadmin password? See Recover Lost Passwords
The BrazilFW Webadmin tool is scripts running on a web server in the firewall machine. It is accessed via the LAN IP address assigned to the firewall during the initial installation. Most people don't change the default so it's 192.168.0.1 using port 8180. Yours is on the console after boot up. This is like the web interface Linksys or D-Link routers use for management.
There is a bug in the system, on Coyote Linux only, when using PPPoE where the web server for Webadmin stops after a few minutes. In the Brazil Firewall Forum there is a patch for this called wa_patch.tgz.
Enter http://192.168.0.1:8180 in your browser and a logo greets you.
Click the link to get a login menu. The userid is root and the password is the one you specified during the floppy disk create. Once logged in, you get a menu similar to the one on the left and the general status of your Linux system (not shown).
I created a bookmark or favourite with this as the property: http://192.168.1.0:8180/cgi-bin/index.cgi It bypasses the logo and goes directly to the login prompt.
What if you can't get access to Webadmin using your browser? Look at Diagnostic 101 and Diagnostic 102 from my troubleshooting networking problems.
Get familiar with the interface. Click all the options in the menu, except reboot, and look around to see what each does. You don't have to perform any operation and if you do, it will disappear on the next boot unless you click Backup Now.This is how you manage Coyote Linux or Brazil Firewall. No console commands to learn. It's all GUI. NO slash, uppercase, dot this, lowercase, underscore, dash this, dot that. A lot of effort went into this tool. It's the heart of the system. Otherwise it's just a Linux system with a console.
Click on Configuration Files in the Webadmin menu and the following selections appear. Select the proper file, make the changes you want, and click OK to save or reset to delete your changes. Then don't forget to click Backup Now to make it permanent. Most of these files are also available via other menus in the system. Unless you are experienced, you are better off letting the system change these files. Their purposes are explained in the relevant menus.
To edit a file not listed above click Edit Any File and the form below appears. Fill it with the full filename and click edit. Example: /etc/rc.d/rc.ppp
DISCLAIMER: The following instructions come with no warranty. Use at your discretion and risks. I am not responsible for its misuse, damages, or losses that can be caused directly or indirectly.
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© copyright for the writing. The ideas and code are free. Robert Bonomo
