On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:31:25 -0700 Tom Eastep <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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. > > > This is Shorewall FAQ 4 (http://www.shorewall.net/FAQ.htm#faq4) > > -Tom Hmmm...I'd forgot to mention that I'd already done that also and was getting the result above. I probably wasn't using the correct command. I was 'stop'ping' shorewall, editing the .conf files, the 'start'ing shorewall. Should I have been doing something like 'restore' or some such instead? John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Shorewall-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/shorewall-users
