Re: fwknop: use with Fedora?

[Gerry Reno <greno@verizon.net>]

Gerry Reno wrote:
> Just trying to get port knock working first...
>
> When I run the client I see this error:
>
> $ ./knocklogin
> ++ fwknop --Server-mode knock -A tcp/12345 -s -r --offset 55500 -D 
> XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
> [+] Starting fwknop client.
> [+] Enter an encryption key. This key must match a key in the file
> /etc/fwknop/access.conf on the remote system.
>
> Encryption Key:
> [*] Must specify port to open. at /usr/bin/fwknop line 761, <STDIN> 
> line 1. <------ I thought this is what the -A argument did????
> ++ ssh -p 12345 user@XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
> ssh: connect to host XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX port 12345: Connection refused
> ++ set +x
>
Ok, I have not been able to get port knock working at all.

This problem refuses to go away:
[*] Must specify port to open. at /usr/bin/fwknop line 761, <STDIN> line 1.

even if I declare the client command like so:
fwknop --Server-mode knock -A tcp/12345 -s -r --offset 55500 -D 
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX <------ this version should open the port given by -A as 
long as there is a PERMIT_CLIENT_PORTS: Y; in /etc/fwknop/access.conf on 
the server.
fwknop --Server-mode knock -s -r --offset 55500 -D XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX 
<------ this version should open the port given by the OPEN_PORT 
directive in /etc/fwknop/access.conf on the server.

So either I'm completely misunderstanding the man pages and articles or 
there is some kind of bug here.

Gerry