On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I rebooted before testing. Don't the blfs bootscripts install upon > booting? > Yes, they should be started from /etc/rc.d/rc3.d I guess - I hadn't expected you to reboot. > I'm uncertain about the log files. I rebooted and blew all logs from > /var/log. After attempting the ShieldsUP! test I see only Xorg.0.log. > What should I search for? I definitely qualify as a newbie regarding > log files. > Log files are your friend. Periodically rotating them (i.e. archiving them) can be useful, but throwing them away just makes things harder for yourself. I would expect the logging to be in /var/log/sys.log, failing that maybe /var/log/kern.log. > I should mention that before using the blfs scripts I successfully > compiled Guarddog. It passed on several firewall test sites so I figure > iptables is working. However, Guarddog would never return a ShieldsUP! > test result at grc.com. Using Konqueror the test would timeout. Using > Opera I received a never-ending hourglass. > I'm not familiar with Guarddog or opera. Ken -- das eine Mal als Tragödie, das andere Mal als Farce
I took another look at Guarddog this morning. I found that by enabling the https protocol I could conduct the ShieldsUP! test. Previously I had enabled only http. All ports reported as stealth so I think I'll use Guarddog as it's working.
Thank you for responding and your help.
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