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Photos Spotlight: Firestarter firewall for Linux

By // August 27, 2009, 1:41 AM PST // jlwallen

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  • Installing

    Installing Firestarter is as simple as searching for "firestarter" (no quotes) in your Add/Remove Software utility.

    For a full review, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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  • First run

    When you first run Firestarter you will be taken through an initial setup Wizard. In this screen you select the networking device you want to use.

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  • Sharing

    In this step of the setup wizard you can enable sharing through your firewall. This will only apply to your local network.

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  • Start

    The last step of the setup wizard is to start the firewall and save the configuration.

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  • Events

    As you can see, the real time events monitor will keep you up to date on what Firestarter has blocked.

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  • Preferences



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  • Main screen



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Installing

Installing Firestarter is as simple as searching for "firestarter" (no quotes) in your Add/Remove Software utility.

For a full review, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

Images by Jack Wallen for TechRepublic.

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