Q: Viewing Mavericks OS X Server adaptive firewall statistics
When using the following command:
/Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/System/Library/CoreServices/AdaptiveFirewall.bundle/Contents/MacOS/hb_summary
The response is always
"
In the past 23 hours 59 minutes the following hosts were blocked by the Adaptive Firewall
from 2014-08-09 15:26:54 +0000
to 2014-08-10 15:26:53 +0000
Address Count(Total) Last Block Time
0 unique hosts 0 total blocks 0 overall"
Does anyone know how to get hb_summary to report adaptive firewall statistics?
The system log indicates that the firewall is enabled and working.
Posted on Aug 10, 2014 8:30 AM
Paul Derby wrote:
I gave up trying to get the adaptive firewall working through the command line ...
Depending on what you're up to here... I switched to server-grade gateway-firewall boxes with integrated VPN server capabilities, and haven't looked back.
Host-based firewalls tend to run afoul of local software bugs and of local configuration errors, where a dedicated firewall generally isn't modified all that often, save for firmware upgrades and specific and intended changes. You have to log into the firewall to change it, where reconfiguring software can sometimes open up problems when depending solely on a host-based firewall.
FWIW, the ZyXEL ZYWALL USG series is pretty good and fairly inexpensive, though these are definitely not an introductory-level devices. You're definitely assumed and expected to already understand VPNs, IP terminology, and other networking-related constructs.
Posted on Aug 31, 2014 8:19 AM