To allow access only from IP addresses within the range .192.168.2.0/24 and deny access from other IP addresses, follow these steps:
1. Open the terminal.
2. Check if UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall) is installed by running the command:
```bash
sudo ufw version
```
If UFW is not installed, install it by running:
```bash
sudo apt-get install ufw
```
3. Enable UFW by running:
```bash
sudo ufw enable
```
4. Set the default policy to deny all incoming connections by running:
```bash
sudo ufw default deny incoming
```
5. Allow access from the specified IP address range (.192.168.2.0/24) by running:
```bash
sudo ufw allow from 192.168.2.0/24
```
6. Check the status of UFW by running:
```bash
sudo ufw status verbose
```
You should see:
```
Status: active
```
```
Default: deny (incoming), allow (outgoing)
```
And under "Incoming," you should see:
```
192.168.2.0/24 ALLOW IN Anywhere
```
Now UFW is configured to allow access only from IP addresses within the range .192.168.2.0/24 and deny access from other IP addresses.
If you want to restrict access to a specific port or service, you can add an additional rule specifying the port or service. For example, to allow access to port 80 (HTTP) from the specified IP address range, run:
```bash
sudo ufw allow from 192.168.2.0/24 to any port 80
```