Firestarter not starting

[John Talbut <john@dpets.demon.co.uk>]

When my computer boots I get the

Starting the Firestarter firewall: failed

Message.  This comes after the asdl and ppp routines have started.  The 
ppp link does not get established immediately.  I can start Firestarter 
ok by starting the GUI interface (using the root password).  It is 
configured to start the firewall on dial out, but this does not seem to 
make any difference.

How can I get Firestarter to start automatically?

I am using Debian Etch.

John Talbut