Question about firestarter

Fri Sep 12 19:44:42 UTC 2008

Hi Dustin,
Oh, I would really apreciate that patch. Please send it as a binary, but i can take it in source as well.
Many thanks,
Christian

On 2008-09-12 at 11:57 Dustin Breese wrote:

>No worries.  I just created a patch for firestarter and updated the
>ticket with the patch. If you'd like the patched version (either SRC
>or BINARY), let me know as it activates the button on TAB entry now.
>
>The patch doesn't redo the entire GUI, though, as that will require
>quite a bit more work.
>
>Regards,
>Dustin
>
>On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Christian <christian08 at runbox.com> wrote:
>> Hi Dustin,
>> Many thanks for creating this enhancement request. Let's hope that it
>will be looked at soon.
>> Well, in the meantime I might go back to ufw, but I am not sure yet.
>> Have a great day and thanks again for your help!
>> Christian
>>
>>
>> On 2008-09-12 at 10:31 Dustin Breese wrote:
>>
>>>Christian,
>>>
>>>Many appologies, it seems I am being an idiot today (more so than usual).
>>>
>>>My button was already enabled when I sent those instructions before!
>>>You are correct -- pressing TAB TAB doesn't appear to enable the
>>>button.  It appears only a MOUSE CLICK will work.
>>>
>>>I can't find a way to activate the table with the keyboard.
>>>
>>>I filed an enhancement request, and pointed to this posting for more
>>>details:
>>>
>>>http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=551991
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>Dustin
>>>
>>>
>>>On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 10:06 AM, Christian <christian08 at runbox.com>
>wrote:
>>>> Hello Dustin,
>>>> many thanks for your reply!
>>>> Yes, I focused the policy tab after I pressed the tab key twice. Then I
>>>used the Orcas reading commands to find the add rule button wich I
>>>performed a left click on. But, no! Nothing happens! I also selected the
>>>inbound traffic from the combo box.
>>>> This is really frustrating since this seems to be a very nice interface
>>>for IPTables, if I could use all features!
>>>> You have a very good point there, that would be very good if you could
>>>have a button next to each table wich you could access by just hitting
>tab.
>>>> Many thanks for all your help,
>>>> Christian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2008-09-12 at 09:53 Dustin Breese wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I know what you mean about SO MANY PROGRAMS!  :)
>>>>>
>>>>>Not sure if you got my last post fully.  In order for the ADD RULE
>>>>>button to become enabled, you must first select the entire table
>>>>>widget.  Even if there are no rules in the table!  The TABLE, not an
>>>>>individual table entry, but the TABLE must be selected.  Once the
>>>>>correct table widget is selected, then and only then does the ADD RULE
>>>>>button become enabled.
>>>>>
>>>>>Try doing this:
>>>>>1) Put focus on the POLICY TAB.
>>>>>2) Hit TAB two times.
>>>>>3) Now see if the ADD RULE button is enabled.
>>>>>
>>>>>I think a good suggestion for Firestarter would be to have a separate
>>>>>button next to each table so that the correct rule type can be
>>>>>determined.  It isn't immediately obvious in its current state.
>>>>>
>>>>>Let us know if this is still not working and we can eventually figure
>it
>>>>>out!
>>>>>
>>>>>Regards,
>>>>>Dustin
>>>>>
>>>>>On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Christian <christian08 at runbox.com>
>>>wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Dustin,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2008-09-12 at 08:45 Dustin Breese wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hi, Christian,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I just looked at something similar this morning for another post.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I assume you meant POLICY tab, not PRIVACY tab.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>If so, then to enable the ADD RULE button, you must first select one
>>>>>>>of the tables on the tab.  There are two tables which are selectable
>>>>>>>(the third appears to be grayed out).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The first table is "Allow connections from host" which allows you to
>>>>>>>specify an IP address so that all traffic is allowed.  To select this
>>>>>>>table when the "Policy Tab" widget is active, you can just hit TAB
>>>>>>>TAB.  Then the ADD RULE button becomes active so you can add a rule
>>>>>>>for that table.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The next table is "Allow Service" which allows you to enable a
>>>>>>>specific PORT, optionally restricting it to a host, subnet, etc.  To
>>>>>>>select this table when the "Policy Tab" widget is active, you must
>hit
>>>>>>>TAB three times.  Then the ADD RULE button becomes active.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I hope this helps you?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Regards,
>>>>>>>Dustin
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 8:31 AM, Christian <christian08 at runbox.com>
>>>>>wrote:
>>>>>>>> HI all,
>>>>>>>> I need some help with the Firestarter interface. Running Ubuntu
>>>Hardy.
>>>>>>>> I have been using the command based firewall, ufw, but I decided to
>>>>>give
>>>>>>>Firestarter a try as well. ufw has been working fine for my needs,
>but
>>>>>>>decided to give this a try.
>>>>>>>> I am visually impaired so I am using the Orca screen reader for
>>>Gnome.
>>>>>>>> My problem is adding a rule. I am able to use the tab key to move
>>>>>>>through the interface and set some of its settings. When I change to
>>>the
>>>>>>>privacy tab I am not able to do anything. I have used Orcas reading
>>>>>>>commands and found the button to add a rule but nothing happens when
>i
>>>>>>>click on that. I am placed in a table wich is empty.
>>>>>>>> Can someone please tell me if I need to select something before I
>can
>>>>>>>add a rule? I selected to change rules for inbound traffic from the
>>>combo
>>>>>>>box.
>>>>>>>> Can someone please try to add a rule just by using their keyboard?
>>>>>>>> Well, I can learn how to enter rules manually into IPTables, but
>>>havent
>>>>>>>done it yet.
>>>>>>>> Many thanks for any help,
>>>>>>>> Christian
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Many thanks for your reply.
>>>>>> Oops, yes I meant the policy tab, so many programs now! smile.
>>>>>> I've tried this but it doesn't work for me. Currently I don't have
>any
>>>>>rules. I am not able to get to the add rule button by just pressing
>tab.
>>>I
>>>>>also tried using Orca to click on that button, but the button is
>>>disabled.
>>>>>> Best regards and thanks,
>>>>>> Christian
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