Are you sure that the results are yours and not your ISP's? Unless you have a dedicated IP address, you're probably getting your ISP's results. Also, check to see why it failed. Sometimes it is for a legitimate reason. At work we have a mail server so port 25 is open and it fails us for it because it assumes that there isn't a mail server installed, but in this case there is.
On Tuesday 28 February 2006 10:45 pm, Clyde Wilson wrote: > When I run "shieldsup" at grc.com it says my firewall > sucks. I would like to plug obvious leaks in my home > system... > > --- Tony Godshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > According to Chris Lale, > > > > > Clyde Wilson wrote: > > > >I'm on Debian Sarge 3.1 r 1. Can anyone > > > > recommend an easy but fairly > > > > > >good firewall? > > > >Thanks for your time! > > > > > > If you are talking about a personal firewall for > > > > your PC, have alook at > > ... > > > > If you are talking about hardware firewall, most > > "broadband > > router" devices provide DHCP/NAT which is adequate > > for most > > home users. An unroutable IP address is provided to > > each > > internal machine, and incoming packets are blocked > > unless they > > are in response to a transaction initiated from > > inside. > > > > These devices don't prevent spyware/viruses coming > > into machines > > with stupid operating systems via stupid browsers > > accessing > > hostile websites or stupid operating systems with > > e-mail clients > > that auto-open hostile attachments, but that's a > > different matter > > entirely- firewalls don't generally fix these > > issues. > > > > I guess you should post more about what you are > > trying to > > acheive. > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
