Firestarter (firewall)
Firestarter is a personal firewall tool that uses the Netfilter (iptables/ipchains) system built into the Linux kernel. It has the ability to control both inbound and outbound connections. Firestarter provides a graphical interface for configuring firewall rules and settings. It provides real-time monitoring of all network traffic for the system. Firestarter also provides facilities for port forwarding, internet connection sharing and DHCP service.
 Screenshot of the Firestarter window | |
| Developer(s) | Firestarter developers |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 1.0.3 (January 29, 2005) [±] |
| Preview release | None (None) [±] |
| Repository |  |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Type | firewall |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | sourceforge |
Firestarter is free and open-source software and uses GUI widgets from GTK+.
See also
References
External links
- Firestarter (firewall) on SourceForge.net
- Firestarter manual on SourceForge
- https://www.maketecheasier.com/configure-a-firewall-in-linux-using-firestarter/
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