Hi! I'm building a WebDAV/DeltaV playground for a consultant on a Linux box of his -- part-time job for this part-time student. On my personal Gateway (W98 SE), I use the ZoneAlarm freeware because I have a cable modem and the Gateway is always connected to the Internet. ZoneAlarm is a firewall for the masses -- just download, install and it works without any tweaking -- or much understanding on my part. <g> When I run the GRC Port Probe test www.grc.com) my Gateway, everything "shows" up as running in Stealth. Makes me happy. Different story on the Linux box (which has its own cable connection to the net). It's interaction should be limited to the http (for serving and surfing), kibitz, irc (X-chat and BitchX) and maybe, maybe talk. (No email -- I'm content to use Hotmail.) When I run the GRC Port Probe on the Linux box, ports 25 (SMTP) and 113 (IDENT) show up as Open. The other ports show up as Closed -- not Stealth. Is there a simple utility I can slap on this Linux box -- similar to idiot-proof ZoneAlarm -- that will put all the superfluous ports in Stealth mode? Barbara (using Linux since September 2000) PS Do I need port 113 (IDENT) for IRC? _______________________________________________ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk
