[Wolves] twisted firestarter - more ubuntu questions

[Stuart Langridge]

> Simple question. When I boot up Ubuntu I can choose to open the admin
> controls for the firewall by opening Firestarter.
>
> Is the firewall running in the background without that being open? If
> not, how can I make sure it is? The interface on firewall seems to
> suggest that I'm naked until I get that up and running.

It *ought* to be running. Best way to find out: block some ports with
Firestarter and test them from another machine...

Aq.