[newbie] firestarter problem

2005-01-14 Thread Chris
I upgraded from 9.2 to 9.3 last night using rpmdrake, now when running firestarter I get this: A proper configuration for firestarter was not found.  If you are running firestarter from the directory you built it in run 'make install-data-local' to install a configuration or simply 'make install'

Re: [newbie] firestarter problem

2005-01-14 Thread Miark
On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 06:08:23 -0600, Chris wrote: I upgraded from 9.2 to 9.3 last night using rpmdrake, now when running firestarter I get this: ... Is the above telling me that the new version was installed and is now running even though I get the msg about the 'proper configuration file'?

Re: [newbie] firestarter problem

2005-01-14 Thread Chris
On Friday 14 January 2005 10:37 am, Miark wrote: Same as always: from the menu or commandline. If the GUI doesn't appear, you could try stopping and restarting it. If that doesn't work, uninstall and re-install Firestarter. Miark ps aux doesn't show it running neither does ps -C

Re: [newbie] Firestarter

2004-03-21 Thread Miark
On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 21:19:48 -0600, Chris wrote: I rebooted awhile ago and when trying to bring up firestarter I get a segmentation fault I removed and reinstalled via urpmi, same error. Drakconf System process shows it to be running. Can I assume it is running and that the problem is

[newbie] Firestarter

2004-03-20 Thread Chris
I rebooted awhile ago and when trying to bring up firestarter I get a segmentation fault I removed and reinstalled via urpmi, same error. Drakconf System process shows it to be running. Can I assume it is running and that the problem is with bringing up the GUI? This is on MDK 9.0 Chris

[newbie] Firestarter

2004-03-20 Thread Chris
Sorry, I should have said MCC shows it running. -- Regards Chris A 100% Microsoft free computer Registered Linux User 283774 http://counter.li.org 9:20pm up 19 min, 4 users, load average: 0.03, 0.19, 0.19 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [newbie] firestarter and open ports

2003-08-14 Thread Anne Wilson
On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 3:16 pm, Bill Winegarden wrote: Hi, Using a trick that I learned on this list, (ip in mail headers) I tried to connect to your web server. I am presented with a username / password prompt. Also, your ftp server is accepting connections but it will not accept

Re: [newbie] firestarter and open ports

2003-08-14 Thread Anne Wilson
On Thursday 07 Aug 2003 12:11 am, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: It's probably a mistake. VxWorks is a proprietary OS for portable and embedded devices. It has nothing to do with Linux. No, it's not a mistake. The router is running it. It is configured from a browser, and VxWorks/WindWeb serves

Re: [newbie] firestarter and open ports

2003-08-14 Thread Anne Wilson
On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 3:16 pm, Bill Winegarden wrote: Hi, Using a trick that I learned on this list, (ip in mail headers) I tried to connect to your web server. I am presented with a username / password prompt. Also, your ftp server is accepting connections but it will not accept

Re: [newbie] firestarter and open ports

2003-08-14 Thread Derek Jennings
On Thursday 07 Aug 2003 1:55 am, Chris wrote: On Wednesday 06 August 2003 06:41 pm, Derek Jennings wrote: Ports 21, 23, and 80 show open, rest show closed. What now? Just like Anne you are connecting via a device, and that device has a web server and an FTP server running. Getting out

Re: [newbie] firestarter and open ports

2003-08-14 Thread Ben
On Wednesday 06 August 2003 08:18, Anne Wilson wrote: On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 12:48 pm, Derek Jennings wrote: On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 11:37 am, Anne Wilson wrote: On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 11:13 am, Derek Jennings wrote: Personally I find that http://scan.sygatetech.com/ is a better

Re: [newbie] firestarter and open ports

2003-08-14 Thread Derek Jennings
On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 12:05 am, Chris wrote: I'm sure I've asked this before and don't believe I got an answer. Heres my situation. I'm running firestarter, V0.9.0. When going to grc.com to scan my ports it shows 21,23, and 80 open. Now I've gone to mcc sytem services and shutdown all

Re: [newbie] firestarter and open ports

2003-08-14 Thread Chris
On Wednesday 06 August 2003 06:48 am, Derek Jennings wrote: On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 11:37 am, Anne Wilson wrote: On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 11:13 am, Derek Jennings wrote: Personally I find that http://scan.sygatetech.com/ is a better firewall test site. Ok, went to sygatetech.com and ran

Re: [newbie] firestarter and open ports

2003-08-14 Thread Anne Wilson
On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 3:07 pm, Ben wrote: I JUST remembered something Anne, Do you know if you have a Lucent PSAX (PacketStar Access gateway) anywhere in your connectivity route? Possibly serving as your router? Mulling over what Bill had said, my son-in-law and I decided that we

Re: [newbie] firestarter and open ports

2003-08-14 Thread Anne Wilson
On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 12:48 pm, Derek Jennings wrote: On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 11:37 am, Anne Wilson wrote: On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 11:13 am, Derek Jennings wrote: Personally I find that http://scan.sygatetech.com/ is a better firewall test site. Sorry for hijacking - but need

Re: [newbie] firestarter and open ports

2003-08-14 Thread Bill Winegarden
Hi Anne, I think it's just another option for remote configuration. Some servers can be accessed and somewhat configured via ftp as well. Bill Thinking about this, configuration is done via a browser, so the router is serving pages for that purpose. Right? But why an ftp server. I

Re: [newbie] firestarter and open ports

2003-08-14 Thread Bill Winegarden
Hi, A google search on 'windweb' indicates that it is a web server for embedded systems with limited memory. http://www.roe.ac.uk/atc/projects/vista/background/phase_b/software/VxWorks/docs/windweb/guide/c-overview.html#84477 Note that the ftp server is VxWorkssame as the web

[newbie] firestarter and open ports

2003-08-14 Thread Chris
I'm sure I've asked this before and don't believe I got an answer. Heres my situation. I'm running firestarter, V0.9.0. When going to grc.com to scan my ports it shows 21,23, and 80 open. Now I've gone to mcc sytem services and shutdown all the servers I can see that are running. Another

Re: [newbie] firestarter and open ports

2003-08-14 Thread Derek Jennings
On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 11:37 am, Anne Wilson wrote: On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 11:13 am, Derek Jennings wrote: Personally I find that http://scan.sygatetech.com/ is a better firewall test site. Sorry for hijacking - but need clarification of sygatetech's report. It saw my outwardfacing ip

Re: [newbie] firestarter and open ports

2003-08-09 Thread Bill Winegarden
Hi, Using a trick that I learned on this list, (ip in mail headers) I tried to connect to your web server. I am presented with a username / password prompt. Also, your ftp server is accepting connections but it will not accept anonymous connections. Just an update. Regards,

Re: [newbie] firestarter and open ports

2003-08-08 Thread Ben
I JUST remembered something Anne, Do you know if you have a Lucent PSAX (PacketStar Access gateway) anywhere in your connectivity route? Possibly serving as your router? On Wednesday 06 August 2003 09:59, Bill Winegarden wrote: Hi, A google search on 'windweb' indicates that it is a

Re: [newbie] firestarter and open ports

2003-08-06 Thread Anne Wilson
On Wednesday 06 Aug 2003 3:07 pm, Ben wrote: I JUST remembered something Anne, Do you know if you have a Lucent PSAX (PacketStar Access gateway) anywhere in your connectivity route? Possibly serving as your router? I don't think so. It's an SMC Barricade 7401 BRA, and nothing in the

Re: [newbie] firestarter and open ports

2003-08-06 Thread Chris
On Wednesday 06 August 2003 06:41 pm, Derek Jennings wrote: Ports 21, 23, and 80 show open, rest show closed. What now? Just like Anne you are connecting via a device, and that device has a web server and an FTP server running. Getting out my Crystal ball I suspect you have a Zyxel P645ME+

Re[2]: [newbie] Firestarter questions...

2002-09-05 Thread Colin Jenkins
Hello Ronald, Wednesday, September 04, 2002, 10:10:27 PM, you wrote: RJH On Tuesday 03 September 2002 01:43 am, you wrote: I get lots of errors with Firestarter too, but it _operates_ like a charm. I have firestarter autostarting thru mandrake control center system services... not sure

Re: [newbie] Firestarter questions...

2002-09-04 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Tuesday 03 September 2002 01:43 am, you wrote: I get lots of errors with Firestarter too, but it _operates_ like a charm. I'd suggest not worrying about unless it's actually malfunctioning. I dunno about auto-starting it. Miark Yes, it does seem to work OK. I was just looking for some

[newbie] firestarter logs

2002-09-03 Thread Bill Winegarden
Hi, I've noticed increasing hits coming from some site in Taiwan. Since firestarter is listing them (upper ports...around 32000 and up) I presume they are not getting in. How do members of this list handle repetitive port scans from a single site? Just wondering if there's any

[newbie] Firestarter questions...

2002-09-02 Thread Ronald J. Hall
I've been trying to configure Firestarter, which seems like a great little piece of software but I have a few questions: I picked the option thats supposed to start Firestarter when you dialup. (but it doesn't). So...in /etc/ppp/ip-up.local, I put the line firestarter . Still doesn't start. I

Re: [newbie] Firestarter questions...

2002-09-02 Thread Miark
Also, during bootup, I get a lot of errors -saying invalid mask, and to look up iptables --help or something like that. I get the same errors while Firestarter itself is running, and they scroll up thru the shell used to open it in the first place. I wanted Firestarter running because

[newbie] firestarter

2001-05-04 Thread Danny Gordon
Hello all and thanks for this great list :-) I was wondering as a relitive newbie how i would set up an efective firewall, since i did not know anything about ipchains i was lost. But i found a program called firestarter and it seems simple enough to use. Does anyone have any experiance with