Advanced topics

This chapter gathers topics of interest mainly to advanced users. It includes information on how Firestarter works under the hood.

Persistence of the Firewall
What happens when you exit the application, or if it crashes, or when you reboot the system? This chapter tries to sort out these questions. Also included is information on how to run the Firestarter firewall as a system service.
Kernel Requirements
When you compile your own kernel it is important to include the necessary modules Firestarter requires.