From your comment below Shields Up! has changed, so I went back to the site and looked again. Happily, the site has been expanded substantially, both in wording and functionality. I still dislike some of the writing style and tone on that web site, but at first look it seems to actually do something more along the lines of what it talks about doing. It no longer says something to the effect of "I am going to scan your computer for open ports" and then only check the ports having to do with windows file shares. That was just wrong and made you feel safe when you actually don't know if you were.
Eric
Douglas Alan wrote:
Dean Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I haven't used Shield's Up, but whether it scans 10 ports or the whole
range probably doesn't matter for most pc users. They only have a small
number to worry about on these M$ machines. Obviously, if you are
offering a remote scanning service, you would want to limit the bandwidth
consumed, and if 10 ports will do the job you want, then its worth it to
do only 10. But of course, that tends to limit the utility of Shield's Up. Probably, Shield's Up isn't going to be suitable for anyone on this list.
Shield's Up has an option to scan the first 1056 ports on your computer, and it presents the results in a graphically pleasing manner. Some people complain that it is not perfectly reliable since packets may get lost on the way from it to you or vice versa, and this can cause it to show open ports as closed or "stealth". Well, duh!
|>oug
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