Re: [Firestarter-user] Hits List Fails To Materialise

[Jack B. <jb...@sh...>]

** Reply to message from Graham <gra...@nt...> on Sat, 16 Nov 2002
10:03:51 +0000


> I am using Firestarter 0.9.0 with Gnome2 and Icepack-Linux 2.75 (It 
> comes with the distro).
> 
> When I set up Firestarter and go through the Wizard, it initialises Ok, 
> and when I test the security at Gibson's site and 
> http://scan.sygate.com, both show that the firewall is working.
> 
> However, I get no record in the "hits view" whatsoever.  According to 
> Firestarter I have no network traffic, although I regularly use ftp, 
> Gnutella and OpenNap p2p filesharing services. Even the probes that the 
> security sites use do not show up.  Its totally blank.
> 
> Is there any way I can show what hits I am getting, so I can write 
> appropriate rules?

You can try experimenting with the dmesg log level. See "man dmesg" for syntax.

jb