Question
How do I allow or open ports on my Ubuntu Server "ufw"?
- Posted February 12, 2019
- FirewallNetworkingUbuntu 16.04
I am trying to setup a UniFi Cloud Controller and have already installed the controller software but am unable to access it because of the blocked ports.
On my server I have allowed the specific ports I need open “sudo ufw allow 8443/tcp”, and others. However when I check the ports using “https://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/” they all show as “Blocked”. I have even reset the ufw and disabled it, but they were still blocked. I do not have a firewall enabled on my droplet either. Any ideas?
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I enabled the ufw and allowed port 22 and it connected via telnet. However, when I allowed port 8443 and it still blocked access to the ubuntu server.
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if you’ve disabled the firewall, ports shouldn’t be blocked. If you have windows, try testing with telnet, i.e. telnet {ip} {port}, i.e. telnet 2.2.2.2 8443
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