Install the Firestarter Firewall on Ubuntu Linux
Firestarter is an easy to use firewall for Ubuntu that includes a GUI administration tool. Installation of this firewall is as easy as using it. In this HowTo we will cover how to install the firewall.
Open a terminal window, and type in the following command:
sudo apt-get install firestarter
After the installation is finished, you can find the administration GUI at System \ Administration \ Firestarter:
When you launch the GUI for the first time, it will take you through a setup wizard:
Click forward, and you will be able to select the network device. If you are using DHCP for your machine, make sure you select that checkbox here:
Click Forward, and then Forward again. You will see the final screen of the wizard:
Click the save button and you will see the normal GUI screen:
This GUI is accessible from the tray icon, shown here:
The firewall is now installed. The firewall will continue running whether or not you are running the GUI, but the GUI will not be started up automatically unless you add it to the startup list using this path:
sudo /usr/sbin/firestarter
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I get a message that says 'couldn't find package', I'm very new to linux, so this could be my error, but I just copied and pasted your code into my terminal
rob,
You may want to update your repository list and select the universe repository. I documented it here:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto.....-gui-tool/
I've got Firstarter up and running, but I need to configure it let me connect from a windows machine on my network. I've added the IP address of my router to the "allow connections from host" field in the Policy tab, but no luck. Didn't allow connections before I added this, or after. Firestarter doesn't even log an attempt to connect.
Thanks.
The Firestarter firewall is extremely basic, and if you are trying to allow remote access from various machines you might want to go for iptables instead.
Your last instruction to make the firestarter GUI to start up automatically did not work. Basically, Ubuntu seems to just ignore it. I'm using Ubuntu6.10.
Thanks,
Gary
after recently installing I note that if you tick/enable start on dial up especially with etho already on Firestarter is really quick to load.Hope this helps some people
Hi all,
i installed firestarter on my ubuntu 7.04 but when its active the internet is not working, i mean am not able to open pages..but once i disable it the net works fine…!!!
any suggestions or solutions…plz post it..thanks in advance.
my firewall install is ok / my internet is ok / eth0 works but i can't start firewall… massage "eth0 is not ready" /?? can you have a solution ? thanks !
Good program.
Easy to use, userfirendly features.
You can look inside the events tab and see if you want to add or block the connection using just the right-click on the mouse.
very easy.
Great!
Thank you!
When open the terminal and it asks me for my password i can not type anything in the password space.
Can you access this application via browser from anywhere (Like an internet cafe)