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remove tcp7443 and tcp1935 mentions from firewall testing instructions
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Next, stop BigBlueButton with the command `sudo bbb-conf --stop`. This frees up the ports we want to test. We can now run `netcat` to listen on ports and try connecting from an external computer. As root, run the following command:
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```bash
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$ netcat -l 7443
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$ netcat -l 443
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`netcat` is now going to echo to the terminal any text it receives on port 7443 (you can quit the command later using Ctrl-c).
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`netcat` is now going to echo to the terminal any text it receives on port 443 (you can quit the command later using Ctrl-c).
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Next, on a second computer that is external to the firewall -- that is, it must go through the firewall to access the BigBlueButton server -- install `netcat` as well. Replace `EXTERNAL_HOST_NAME` with the hostname of your firewall, run the following command
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```bash
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$ netcat EXTERNAL_HOST_NAME 7443
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$ netcat EXTERNAL_HOST_NAME 443
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```
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and type type the word 'test' and press ENTER.
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If the firewall is forwarding incoming connections on port 7443 to the internal BigBlueButton server, you should see the word 'test' appear after the `netcat -l 7443` command, as in
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If the firewall is forwarding incoming connections on port 443 to the internal BigBlueButton server, you should see the word 'test' appear after the `netcat -l 443` command, as in
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```bash
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$ netcat -l 7443
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$ netcat -l 443
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test
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```
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If the word `test` does not appear, double-check the firewall configuration to ensure its forwarding connections on port 7443 and then test again. You want to see the word `test` appear before proceeding to the installation BigBlueButton.
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If the word `test` does not appear, double-check the firewall configuration to ensure its forwarding connections on port 443 and then test again. You want to see the word `test` appear before proceeding to the installation BigBlueButton.
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Repeat these tests with ports 80, 443, and 1935.
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Repeat these tests with port 80.
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That covers the TCP/IP ports. Next, we need to test that UDP connections in the range 16384-32768 are forwarded as well. On your BigBlueButton server, run the following `netcat` command to listen for incoming data via UDP on port 17000 (here, we're picking a port in the range 16384-32768).
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