On 02/22/03 05:37 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] sat at the `puter and typed: > Hi, > > > Traceroute is not really the tool you are after. > > > > You need an external port scan done using another Internet > > connection or by a friend, or someone you can trust will > > not use the results for nefarious means. > > > > There are sites that will do simple scans for you > > .. but of course is up to you whether you trust them ;). > > The thing is, sites like grc.com won't tell you what they are scanning, so > I was led to believe that my firewall/NAT box was locked down tight - but > when I used nmap to scan my external interface, the result comes out as > 'filtered'. I've been told that this is because my ISP (Blueyonder, in the > UK) performs a barrier service, protecting me from scanners (apart from > BY's own ;-). Whether a talented individual could get around this is a bit > beyond me, but I don't doubt it.
Mine is filtered too. Bah. L -- Louis LeBlanc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ "The four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl." -- Dave Barry To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
