Firestarter (firewall)

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Firestarter
Screenshot of the Firestarter window
Developed by	Firestarter developers
Stable release	1.0.3 (January 29, 2005) _[+/−]
Preview release	None (None) _[+/−]
OS	Linux
Genre	firewall
License	GNU General Public License
Website	http://www.fs-security.com/

Firestarter is a free and open source personal firewall tool that uses the Netfilter (iptables/ipchains) system built into the Linux kernel. It has the ability to control both inbound and outbound connections. Firestarter provides a graphical interface for configuring firewall rules and settings. It also provides real-time monitoring of all network traffic for the system. Firestarter also provides facilities for port forwarding, internet connection sharing and DHCP service.

Firestarter is licensed under the GNU General Public License.