FIREWALL STUFF

[Maurice Murphy]

Jaimie,

Here's the error message:

Gdk-ERROR **: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
  serial 2136 error_code 8 request_code 62 minor_code 0

Doesn't mean much to me, though!

Maurice

Jaime Thomas wrote:
> Try running Lokkit from the terminal and posting the error it prints out.
>
> Jaime
>
> On 2/21/07, *Maurice Murphy* < m1625 at rogers.com 
> <mailto:m1625 at rogers.com>> wrote:
>
>     Alfred,
>
>     Many thanks!  Router password changed.
>
>     Maurice
>
>     Alfred wrote:
>>     Hi:
>>
>>     If you are behind a Router, make sure that you use a password other than
>>     the Default Password, because then you are in Grave Danger!
>>
>>     Yahoo had some articles in the Tech section of the news yesterday,
>>
>>     stating that there is a new way that machines can be hacked, especially
>>     when they are on a Router, and using the default password!
>>
>>     Alfred!
>>
>>     On Wed, 2007-21-02 at 20:22 -0500, Maurice Murphy wrote:
>>       
>>           
>>>     Many thanks, Jean-François. I have added a comment to an existing bug 
>>>     report against Firestarter.
>>>
>>>     I have also tried gksudo instead of sudo. Unfortunately, all I get is 
>>>     the first Gnome-Lokkit screen. As soon as I click the next button, the 
>>>
>>>     screen disappears and nothing else happens. I will do some more research 
>>>     to see if anyone else has this problem.
>>>
>>>     Please note that your namesake thinks that, without a firewall, I'm 
>>>     exposing my machines to grave danger. I'm behind a router. Perhaps that 
>>>
>>>     will help protect me?
>>>
>>>     Thanks again to both J-Fs. Maurice
>>>
>>>     Jean-François Gagnon Laporte wrote:
>>>         
>>>>     On 2/21/07, Maurice Murphy <m1625 at rogers.com> <mailto:m1625 at rogers.com> wrote:
>>>>       
>>>>           
>>>>>     I first of all tried Firestarter that comes installed with the Edgy
>>>>>     package.  Unfortunately it seems to have some sort of a bug.  It also
>>>>>     gums up my home network.
>>>>>         
>>>>>             
>>>>     You might want to search on Malone to see if you are not alone in this
>>>>     if not it would be helpful if you could submit a bug report.
>>>>
>>>>       
>>>>           
>>>     See here for more : https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs
>>>         
>>>>       
>>>>           
>>>>>     So I removed Firestarter using Synaptic and
>>>>>     loaded Gnome-Lokkit.  My question is, how do I set this up?  I see no
>>>>>     menu item.  When I try running it via alt-F2 (sudo gnome-lokkit) run, I
>>>>>     sometimes get what looks like a gnome-lokkit screen.  If I click the
>>>>>
>>>>>     Next button, the screen disappears and nothing else happens.
>>>>>     Suggestions anyone please?  Many thanks, Maurice
>>>>>         
>>>>>             
>>>>     You might want to look at
>>>>     http://security.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/06/26/1556259&tid=13&tid=35
>>>>      <http://security.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/06/26/1556259&tid=13&tid=35>
>>>>
>>>>     Moreover, when you want to run a gnome GUI app with elevated
>>>>     privileges it is better to use "gksudo" instead of sudo. For an
>>>>     explanation why see 
>>>>     http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/graphicalsudo
>>>>
>>>>       
>>>>           
>>>>>     PS Perhaps I don't even need a firewall?
>>>>>
>>>>>         
>>>>>             
>>>>     On my workstations, I personnaly don't but I audit my computers to see
>>>>     which port is open and why. AFAIK, Ubuntu as a long standing policy of
>>>>     a "no port opens by default" so you should be safe nevertheless.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     Hopes this helps,
>>>>
>>>>     JF
>>>>
>>>>       
>>>>           
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>>>>           
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