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klhrevolutionist · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 1124

*Updated*

Homepage: http://www.fs-security.com/

Requires gnome, install gnome easily: http://www.greenvilleroad.com/PuppyGuide-1.html?InstallGnome

Next install firestarter as an alien package via pupget/petget, http://RevolutionNetwork.dyndns.org:8080/PuppyLinux/DotPups/Gnome/Firestarter.tar.gz

klhrevolutionist · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 1124

updated please see the above post

ecomoney · Posted: Sun 21 Jan 2007, 07:20 Post subject:

Hi KLH am SOOOO glad someone has finally decided to compile this and make it easy for internet connection sharing under puppy.

Firestarter I am sure enables people with several network cards to dish out a connection to several other pc's via dhcp from one card to one or more others. ITs a big gap in the market for people trying Linux for the first time.

Anyway, a few problems to begin with. Im using 2.13 with the gnome .pup from your site. Firstly there doesnt seem to be a menu entry created when I install this. Doing a search revelead that there is a file created in /usr/local/bin/firestarter to start it. Dropping down to the command line in a terminal I can type "firestarter" to start it up.

In both cases I get the error in a nice message box

ecomoney · Posted: Sun 21 Jan 2007, 07:45 Post subject: Desktop file

There is a file in /usr/share/applications called "firestarter.desktop" which can be dragged to the desktop to creat a shortcut. If you right click and select "edit item" you can change the text underneath it to just "firestarter".

Have just done a google on the error message andthere seems to be a few people with the same problem. According to one post, its to do with

klhrevolutionist · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 1124

Thanks ecomoney. I was actually experimenting with this pkg. I was hoping that firestarter would run from it's own special directory, it seems this will not work.

So I will make a reg. package. and get it online asap. Thanks !

lasso · Joined: 22 Feb 2007 Posts: 1

I was glad to see your work with attempting to install the Firestarter firewall, but I could not get the suggested links to work.

Does this remain an r&d process or could you suggest an alternative route for me to pursue. I would need beginner instructions as this is my first week in a new doghouse. So I just try to follow along, sniffing out the bones left by the side of the trail.

klhrevolutionist · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 1124

Because firestarter requires gnome an entire desktop/window manager I suggest we start putting our efforts into an alternative graphical firewall. One that is not dependant upon so much.

Please check out this post for further information and reply if you support such a project. This may help interested developers climb on board.

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=15540