There are plenty of sites on the web to verify software firewalls. Start here... http://cable-dsl.home.att.net/index.htm#CheckSecurity
Carl -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Phillip Pi Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 8:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: What's the best options to test a software firewall on Windows? Ah. Basically, I just wanted to test Windows 9x and NT5 for any holes and openings with the installed software firewalls. It is basically consumer and workstation machines. That's all. -- "News Headline: Ants Take A Long Time To Cook In Microwave" --unknown /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Phillip Pi (Ant); The Ant Farm: http://antfarm.ma.cx | |o o| | \ _ / E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( ) On Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Carl Houseman wrote: > It depends on what the firewall is supposed to be protecting and how. > > Pretty much the default setup will verify that the firewall is doing its job. >Nessus uses several methods of trying to identify active IP addresses but if the >firewall hides things well and the open ports are NOT what Nessus specifically tests >with TCP Ping, then it may skip some testing that the firewall would permit. > > Nessus' developers will tell you it's really not a tool intended for testing >firewall protection, unless you checking for vulnerabilities in that particular >firewall! > > Carl > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Phillip Pi > Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 6:42 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: What's the best options to test a software firewall on Windows? > > > Hi, > > Are the default settings/options and all the latest plug-ins in Nessus the > best setup to test a Windows software firewall? Or is there something > special that I need to do to really fully test the firewall? > > Thank you in advance. :) - [EMAIL PROTECTED]: general discussions about Nessus. * To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe nessus" in the body.
