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[NoobieDoobieDo]

Updated : FireLog v1.2.3 released 4/19/2007

Download FireLog

Introducing the first iptables / firewall / netstat frontend for Puppy Linux !

This is my FIRST SCRIPT , so go easy on me

Run firelog by typing firelog at the command line.

Firelog official homepage

Many updates have been made since v1.2.1 !


Download FireLog

FireLog v1.2 Features

Easy access to :

- Start or stop rc.firewall
- View static or real time filewall statistics
- View firewall settings
- Save firewall settings

- Add firewall rules
- Delete firewall settings
- Restore firewall settings

- Change iptables chain policies
- View netstat info

- start / stop ethernet connection
- reset the DHCP daemon
- ping / traceroute

- logs important actions

Installation :

1. Download FireLog
2. Move firelog to /sbin/ or something like that
3. Make sure it is executable with "chmod +x"

Now type "firelog" at the console and the interface you see pictured above should load.

edit : please report all problems here

[Lobster]

A lot of people will be very happy with this. I do nothing more than use the firewall wizard and I think my router has a firewall too.

What added facilities does this offer? What sort of situation is this a good idea for? I am asking because I know very little about firewalls. When I was still using Windows, the percentage of time (I estimate 30%) was spent on running security progs. The ones I remember are AVG, Spybot etc but there were many more . . .

[NoobieDoobieDo]

Note : The HTML live firewall statistics render better in Opera than in Firefox. This is because firefox ignores the spaces in the text file even when using the <pre> tag

FireLog is good for anyone using the Puppy Linux firewall or anyone who wants to use the Puppy Linux firewall.

It provides the following :

- Easy way to make sure your firewall is up (options : j, k & L)
- Easy way to start / stop the firewall (options : a, b)
- Easy way to view firewall statistics in realtime (options : k & L)
- Easy way to save the firewall settings (options: f,g)
- Easy way to restore the firewall settings (option: i)
- Easy way to view active network connections (options: m, n and the browser based live stats)
- Easy way to add/delete firewall rules & change policies (option : e)

Like a lot of linux programs anything FireLog does can be done by you via the command line - this just makes it easier and prettier

[KJ]

I think this will be a great addition to the puppy family but I am a real newbie on firewall admin (and most things Linux).

I installed FireLog on Puppy 109CE and Puppy 212. FireLog on Puppy 109CE seemed to install and Pupget indicates that it is installed but I see only a flash of a black window and nothing more when I attempt to run it. However, FireLog seems to run great on the 212 install.

The ShieldsUp site indicates that my 212 is responding to pings .... how do I turn this function off?

Thanks,

KJ

[NoobieDoobieDo]

Anytime you run a program and all you get is a black window flash it most likely means the program created an error.

Try to run FireLog from the command line to see what the error is - I`ll get back to you on the other stuff later.

[BarryK]

[raffy]

Can it do Internet connection sharing? (using 2 LAN cards, that is)

[NoobieDoobieDo]

[NoobieDoobieDo]

[KJ]

NoobieDoobieDo

When I fired up Puppy 109CE this evening and tried FireLog from the dotpup icon I saw the black screen flash again. When I ROX to /usr/local/firelog and type "sh firelog" in the xterm window, fireLog starts logging in my browser window but I do not get the script window with your other options. I am not a console person .... perhaps I am not useing the proper commands. I see no errors listed just the following in my xterm window.

# sh firelog

=============================================
| Trying to load default browser with file |
| /usr/local/firelog/firelog.html |
=============================================
| Starting statistics gathering loop |
=============================================
| Press CTRL + C to exit. |
=============================================

Happy New Year,

KJ

[KJ]

NoobieDoobieDo

I also get this error message when I'm in Puppy 109CE. Hope that this helps.


# sh firelog.sh
firelog.sh: 65: function: not found
firelog.sh: 95: Syntax error: "}" unexpected
#

KJ

[ecomoney]

I got excited when I saw this because internet connection sharing with a firewall feature built in would be a godsend, its a major feature that puppy is lacking (the built in firewall wizard seems to have a bug) that would put a lot of older pcs to use as useable firewall computers that would give many windoze users their first taste of Linux. Its been requested time and time again and would be very simple to implement by someone with just a minimal amount of networking knowledge.

Please Please Please Lobster, make it do this too in the next version!!!!

Heres something that may help

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=477&start=15

[NoobieDoobieDo]

[KJ]

NoobieDoobieDo

This is what I get in the xterm window opened n the FireLog folder

# sh firelog.sh
firelog.sh: 65: function: not found
firelog.sh: 95: Syntax error: "}" unexpected
#

When I use 'xrun commandline' with directory set as '/usr/local/firelog' and 'command' as 'sh firelog.sh' I see no output to the screen


I tried a fresh installed dotpup on a clean Puppy 109CE booted direct from the CD (no Pup001) and got the same behaviors as listed above.

109CE came with Firefox 1.5.0.3 as default browser ....

May 2007 be kind to you and yours

KJ

[NoobieDoobieDo]