Bug 69948

Summary:	firestarter firewall capability not functional, fails to stealth all ports
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Teo En Ming <enming>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Mr. Bones. (RETIRED) <mr_bones_>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	major	CC:	rusty_chait
Priority:	High
Version:	2004.2
Hardware:	AMD64
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Teo En Ming 2004-11-03 08:51:11 UTC

I am installing Gentoo Linux/AMD64 on an Athlon 64 2800+ Uniprocessor CPU.
I emerged firestarter 0.9.3 successfully.

-There is no init script, netfilter kernel modules are only loaded when firestarter is started

-Root Password Dialog Box fails to show up if I log in to GNOME as a regular user. I have to login to GNOME as root before I can start firestarter.

-Firewall seems not functional. When I used http://grc.com shieldsup! to check the firestarter firewall, all the ports are closed only. By right, all ports are supposed to be stealthed.

-When I tried to stop the firewall, there was a firestarter error: "There was an undetermined error when trying to stop the firewall"

- Internet Connection Sharing (NAT) works though. I tried to surf the internet using one of the computers in the LAN and it works.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.edit /etc/portage/package.keywords to include "net-firewall/firestarter ~AMD64"
2.emerge firestarter
3.login to GNOME as ROOT
4. Start Firestarter
5. Stop Firestarter
Actual Results:
When starting firestarter, it seems that it is not protecting the system
When stopping, it fails to stop

Expected Results:
1. Includes an init script
2. Properly firewall the system (stealth all ports instead of doing Nothing)
3. Able to stop the firewall successfully

Single Athlon 64 2800+ Processor
Motherboard based on the NVidia NForce 3 250Gb chipset
512MB DDR400 Single Channel
ATI Rage XL
ALC850 AC97 Codec
80GB SATA
52x CD-ROM Drive
1st Gigabit NIC based on Marvell 88e1111
2nd Gigabit NIC based on Realtek R8169
Both Gigabit NICs working
300W Power SUpply Unit

Comment 1 Russell Chait 2005-03-27 17:02:28 UTC

This bug seem to have been superseded by:
Bugzilla Bug 76450
Update firestarter to firestarter 1.0.3

Comment 2 Mr. Bones. (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-05-09 22:48:24 UTC

Give 1.0.3 a try.  I won't be making any changes to the 0.9 series.  Open a new bug if 1.0.3 has problems.