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Hi to everyone. I was wondering if there is a Desktop firewall available for Mandrake Linux. Similar to ZoneAlarm, Sygate or BlackIce in windows.

 

Because if you go to Sygate website or any other security website and try their tests is for sure that will tell that even though the ports are blocked they should appear as invisible for stopping hacking attempts.

 

I know there is a Mandrake Network Firewall but I am looking for a Desktop version.

 

Does anybody use or have heard about one?

 

Regards.

 

 

Salamandra.

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There is a program called firestarter that i use. from what I have read it is really just a front-end to iptables. I have it running fine on my laptop with Mandrake 9.2 but when I installed it on MDK 10.0 it told me that i needed at least Kernel 2.4.x (MDK 10 uses 2.6) So it wont run on MDK 10 yet. The cool thing about firestarter is that if you install it from PRM (rather than compile it) it will start at each boot.

 

You can install it using urpmi

in a terminal type:

su

(enter root password)

urpmi firestarter

 

Hope this helps,

Jason

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