Thanks for the responses. I feel much better after having done some testing
over the weekend.
The various test sites show that my Actiontec DSL modem/router responds that
the ports are closed, although a few ports don't respond at all. These are
ports 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 412, and 445,
Now that I've moved to DSL, I was looking for ways to test the security of my
router/firewall. I'm going to use ShieldsUp! (http://grc.com), but was
wondering what other tools were available.
When using a dialup connection, I felt pretty safe because of the seperation
of my network and the
Larry Cook wrote:
Now that I've moved to DSL, I was looking for ways to test the security
of my router/firewall. I'm going to use ShieldsUp! (http://grc.com),
but was wondering what other tools were available.
Tom's recommendation of having a friend poke your perimeter is probably
your best
Pretty much what everyone else has said so far makes good sense to me.
To paraphrase:
1) Do a nmap from outside your firewall to see what's open.
2) Even with dialup, you still need some kind of network protection.
(After all, PPP, actually puts your machine on the 'net with its own,
albeit
Larry Cook wrote:
Now that I've moved to DSL, I was looking for ways to test the security
of my router/firewall. I'm going to use ShieldsUp! (http://grc.com),
but was wondering what other tools were available.
Get a friend to do an nmap of your site to see what's open. Unplug your
firewall
