The author for firestarter ( http://firestarter.sourceforge.net) clearly stated that pointman(author of PMfirewall) help him with the script. However, the firewall has a very nice GUI (4 us Newbie) to work with, and it does work, blocking all the ports including 1024 and 1025 that so many people are having trouble with pm firewall filtering. I find it easy to configure and work very effectively..IMHO So, What to the expert have to say about firestater? Am I complete loss or on the right track here? ;))