Here's a fairly detailed port scanning service someone here recommended
recently that seems a bit more rigourous than Shields Up.
http://www.sdesign.com/securitytest/
Cheers.
M.
On Friday 05 January 2001 16:34, you wrote:
> This looks like you scanned yourself. For it to be valid and make use
> of all the features of pmfirewall, you must get an external machine to
> scan you - also not an internal machine on your local network. The
> reason is pmfirewall sets itself up to protect you and your internal
> network (even if you dont have one) from the Internet. On my machine
> pmfirewall hides all those ports. There are free web scanners around
> now that you can get to do a scan on your box and which also explain the
> results.
>
> BillK
>
> John W wrote:
> > This is a result of an Nmap scan on my box. I am wondering if the open
> > ports can be closed or filtered. I have installed PMfirewall and I am
> > looking into conveting an old P133 box into a standalone firewall. I
> > would like to close these ports to scans and also if possible alter the
> > operating system report given to Nmap scans. All help and suggestions
> > appreciated.
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Michael O'Henly
TENZO Design
