Firestarter doesn't sound like a safe program, but it is. Firestarter is a Firewall app for Linux, that can help you monitor your browsing and those who are connecting to you. Not only does it give basic statistics of your connection speed, receiving and set data, but can help you share an internet connection. Great for those who use a USB HSDPA or 3G modem and want to share it via your WIFI card or Ethernet.
So far I'm totally unaware if Jolicloud is thinking of making an application which can tie in with your USB modem so that you can monitor your connection status or even send out SMS. Its on the wish list for me. But Firestarter seems to be the next best thing for monitoring connections.
Installing
Open your Terminal and paste: sudo apt-get install firestarter
Once it is finished installing, you can access it from your classic menu. If you would like to read up more you can read the basic tutorial on Ubuntu Help page. Enjoy!
So far I'm totally unaware if Jolicloud is thinking of making an application which can tie in with your USB modem so that you can monitor your connection status or even send out SMS. Its on the wish list for me. But Firestarter seems to be the next best thing for monitoring connections.
Installing
Open your Terminal and paste: sudo apt-get install firestarter
Once it is finished installing, you can access it from your classic menu. If you would like to read up more you can read the basic tutorial on Ubuntu Help page. Enjoy!
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