What is wrong with firestarter?

[Carlos Alberto Alves]

Knapp wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 12:49 PM, Carlos Alberto Alves
> <drcaa at predialnet.com.br> wrote:
>> Derek Broughton wrote:
>>> Carl Friis-Hansen wrote:
>>>
>>>> Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
>>>>> Is it correct that, if I just want to configure my firewall once and for
>>>>> all, I could just install Firestarter (or one of the alternatives), do
>>>>> my settings and, if my settings are good, uninstall Firestarter (or the
>>>>> alternative) and never have to use it again, unless I have to change my
>>>>> settings?
>>>> In a way yes. However, when you uninstall firestarter you would normally
>>>> also remove the scripts /etc/init.d/firestarter and
>>>> /etc/firestarter/firestarter.sh which sets up the package filtering at
>>>> boot time.
>>> You can however, you "iptables-save" before uninstalling firestarter or
>>> other gui (it might even use it, itself), remove the firewall gui, then
>>> setup an initscript to run iptables-restore at every boot.
>> Guarddog can do this without being run every boot.
>> ;-)
> 
> Can it tell you what ports are being hit?
> 
> 
Never looked for that information... :(
But, it is quite complete. I think you should give it a try.
;-)
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