Getting Started With Firestarter

An Overview of Firestarter Installation

Getting Firestarter running relies on having both a correctly configured kernel as well as either one of the required firewall tools (either IPChains http://netfilter.kernelnotes.org/ipchains/ or IPTableshttp://netfilter.kernelnotes.org/ipchains/) The firewalling tool that is used depends on which version of the kernel is in use. Typing uname -rs will tell you which application you need. If the result begins in Linux 2.4, you require IPTables otherwise you need IPChains

Installing and Running Firestarter for the First Time

If this is the first time you are running Firestarter , it will display the wizard interface and ask you various questions about your setup in order to determine the firewall rules required for your system. The next section describes this process in more detail.