Firestarter Firestarter is a firewall creation/monitoring tool.
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Firestarter is a firewall creation/monitoring tool. Firestarter is a firewall tool for Linux, and uses GNOME. You can use the wizard to create a basic firewall, then streamline it further using the dynamic rules.You can open and close ports with a few clicks, or stealth your services giving access only to a select few.It features a real-time hit monitor which you can watch as attackers probe your machine for open ports. Here are some key features of "Firestarter": · Open Source software, available free of charge · User friendly, easy to use, graphical interface · A wizard walks you through setting up your firewall on your first time · Suitable for use on desktops, servers and gateways · Real-time firewall event monitor shows intrusion attempts as they happen · Enables Internet connection sharing, optionally with DHCP service for the clients · Allows you to define both inbound and outbound access policy · Open or stealth ports, shaping your firewalling with just a few mouse clicks · Enable port forwarding for your local network in just seconds · Option to whitelist or blacklist traffic · Real time firewall events view · View active network connections, including any traffic routed through the firewall · Advanced Linux kernel tuning features provide protection from flooding, broadcasting and spoofing · Support for tuning ICMP parameters to stop Denial of Service (DoS) attacks · Support for tuning ToS parameters to improve services for connected client computers · Ability to hook up user defined scripts or rulesets before or after firewall activation · Supports Linux Kernels 2.4 and 2.6 · Translations available for many languages (38 languages as of November 2004)

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