On Sun, Sep 14, 2003 at 10:38:20AM +1200, Chris Wilkinson wrote: > Hi there, > > I installed an RPM of Firestarter last nite, since I'd heard it was > better than Guarddog (my previous iptables config app) for managing > rules etc...for a firewall... > > KDE now will not boot if iptables is running, and it hangs at the point > where it trys to intialise system services.
looks like the iptables script (/etc/sysconfig/firewall?) is blocking the X server on port 6000. Check the Firestarter Readme in /usr/doc or the manual to see if there is any mention of tcp 6000. A medium or low security firewall may also block the default system ports below 1024 but leave 6000 open. > I logged in as root in a console, removed firestarter, then rebooted > with no joy. I next removed iptables, which allows KDE to start, but > trying to download guarddog (which works fine, and is MUCH easier to use > than firestarter IMHO) fails, because dependencies require iptables > to install first (and then the internet download of guarddog is refused > by iptables)...Grrrrrr Are you doing a rpm download/install here? Would a download using 'lynx' or 'wget' then starting the firewall and installing guarddog with 'rpm -Uvh' work. cheers, Keith.
