Andrew, thanx for the headsup. Specifically what is wrong with that site? In what way is their scan inaccurate? I would like to warn some of my other buddies...
--- Andrew Suffield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 18, 2007 at 01:03:52AM -0800, Linux > Advocate wrote: > > After i got the port forwarding and everything > else > > working as per my previous post, i ran a > shields-up > > scan from grc.com on the firewall, i.e. a scan of > the > > external interface. > > Warning: this site is a worthless pile of junk, and > has probably done > more to retard the understanding of network security > than anything > else on record. Their 'scan' is both inaccurate and > unhelpful. > > If you want to know how your system behaves, do your > own testing from > a host on the outside. nmap, nc, and tcpdump are far > more informative. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services > for just about anything Open Source. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace > _______________________________________________ > Shorewall-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ Shorewall-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users
