To allow other hosts to connect CScout features an access control list.
The list is specified in a file called acl
which
should be located in
$CSCOUT_HOME
,
$HOME/.cscout
, or
.cscout
in the current directory.
The list contains lines with IP numeric addresses prefixed by an
A
(allow)
or
D
(deny)
prefix and a space.
Matching is performed by comparing a substring of a machine's IP address
against the specified access rule.
Thus an entry such as
A 128.135.11.can be used to allow access from a whole subnet. Unfortunatelly allowing access from the IP address
192.168.1.1
will
also allow access
192.168.1.10
, 192.168.1.100
, and so on.
Allow and deny entries cannot be combined in a useful manner
since the rules followed are: