Hello mirchichamu.
Thanks once again.
I wanted to download something via bittorrent. So I wanted to unblock the port used by bittorrent. Because the speed of download is too slow for my adsl connection of 4 megabit/second. I found that I should allow a port e,g xxxxx in the firewall to have good speed but that port is closed. So I wanted to allow that port. For that purpose I searched my firewall and found that I have no firewall and I have to reinstall it again. My question Are:
1) Why it was uninstalled????? certainly I didn't uninstall it.
2) How can I add that port to not to be blocked?
OK, let me try to explain to you the issue with firestarter first.
in the process of the update there was update for firestarter+some security dependencies.
After the update (If you did not made the upgrade process) then the old package is gone,
and the new package is waiting for the instillation in synaptic/the dependencies wait for the installation.
So it is correct that you will be without the firewall on your machine.
2- About open ports - well I do not open ports for torrents never,
yes I know and understand that you want the down to be fast.
but!!! there are some more issues with opening ports on your system for the down time.
you have to know that when you open port it will not be just one port !!!
there will be more ports that will be Auto open for the share/exchange files with the port that you have open.
way is that?
Traffic works on 2 roads - one come to your machine and one is for the share to other users.
now make the right calculation how many ports will be open on this process?
I will say on one file that you have open the needed port for the down = 20-40 ports !!!
3- mirchichamu when you work with Linux you have to be more smart and look on the big picture.
you have all the tools to do it and do it safe.
all you need is time to learn more how FIRST to protect your system all the time from attracts.
And how to live safe on the net and not to give what you do not want to give - that can hart your system.
You have from the start ports that open Auto for the connection with Torrents.
way would you like to open more ports for the download for other users - If you just want file?
Let me tell you something about How To work with Torrents.
1- Never open more ports.
2. Make clean of all the IP's that come on your firewall after the few min of connection to the download,
just make sure that you
DO NOT HAVE IP'S IN RED!!! RED for you is attacher.
3- when the file was downloaded to your machine=>go to get the file/movie/song.....
from the file and get it to your Desktop=>then Delete the file from from your home Directory,
Block all the incoming IP's in your firewall=>Delete the file from Torrent!
Close Torrent and get your file to the Folder that you want , just not to the Torrent Folder!!
Now you will be safe and not connected to the Users that seed the file to the world,
And your firewall will not be busy with incoming IP's from the out side to your machine.
Hope that add some info for you to understand where are the risks that you take for nothing.