----- Original Message ----- From: "Dotan Cohen" <dotancohen@xxxxxxxxx> To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 7:12 PM Subject: Re: route > On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 23:56:24 +0000, Michael A. Peters > > > > yum install firestarter > > > > -- > > Michael A. Peters > > http://mpeters.us/ > > > > I very happily installed firestarter just now. But when I start it I > get this error: > Failed to start the firewall. > The device eth0 is not ready. > Please check your network device settings and make sure your Internet > connection is active. > > Fact that i can send this email is proof enough that I'm connected to > the internet! Googleing for the error message return only one result > (whack!) in french. Too bad the only 'french' I know has four > letters... > > Can anybody advise me where to go from here? Should I assume from the > errr that IPtables is not currently active? Should I be scared? > > Thanks. > > Dotan Cohen ================================ Is eth0 the correct internet connection? have you connected both cables? may be you are using eth1 at the moment Mohan