On 08/25/2012 04:14 AM, Heh wrote: > > Hi folks, > > I just installed shorewall 4.5.6 (and core) onto my Slackware system, > followed the instructions on the shorewall webpages (I used 'Universal as I > am alone on my one computer on dial-up) and copied all (not the annotated) > the files over to /etc/shorewall. > > I then started shorewall (shorewall start) and went to GRC's website to > test > it. As I said, I get 'stealth' everything for all but this: > > ***** > Unsolicited Packets: RECEIVED (FAILED) — Your system's personal security > countermeasures unwisely attempted to probe us in response to our probes. > While > some users believe that "tracking down" the source of Internet probes is > useful, experience indicates that there is little to gain and potentially much > to lose. The wisest course of action is to simulate nonexistence — which your > system has failed to do. Your counter-probes immediately reveal your system's > presence and location on the Internet. > ***** > > Does anyone know what's going on or why I can't get 'true' stealth? Any > help > with this will be appreciated.
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