Enabling Firewall for P2P Applications
From MEPIS Documentation Wiki
- Shut down all the p2p app completely. (make sure it's not still running in the background).
- Open the Firewall GUI - Guard Dog (enter root password when prompted).
- Disable the Firewall (go to the advanced tab, and click on the disable firewall option).
- Go to the Protocols tab and ensure you have the Gnutella protocol enabled in the Internet and Local Zones.
- Click the "Accept" button to save your changes, and then click OK to finish the Firewall GUI transaction.
- Open the p2p gnutella based app (limewire, frostwire, gtk-gnutella, etc.). Now, it should only take from 3 to 10 seconds at most for your peer and hub connections to be functional. Enter a common media item to search for - and you should see dozens or hundreds of hits.
- AFTER the p2p app is setup, and has connected per above, THEN go back to Guard Dog, goto the advanced tab and RE-ENABLE the firewall! Keep the p2p app open while you're doing this, and after the firewall is up & running again, retest the p2p search. All should now work normally.
Also, be sure to test the Firewall again. A great way to do this is by going to the Gibson Research site and running the "Shields UP" test for exposed ports (it's perfectly safe) - goto - https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
