On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Abishek Goda <goda.abis...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > > Blocking what via ports? Run a security scanner like netcat or nmap or > > nessus or nikto or hping. > > and how should you install it? if I know it right, then most > corporates give you windows machines with the least privileges. In > fact, the few things that work best in these installations are MS > Office, MS Outlook and your coding environment. But then, thats all is > needed. I am not sure about these tools (i've used them on a linux box > at home where I am the admin) on windows, but wouldn't they need > administrator rights to actually do port scanning? Just curious. > > > Run your ssh server on the public IP at port 80. And use it to forward > > all your traffic. > Again, you are behind a firewall with NAT. I don't have enough fundas, > but can you actually get the reverse-lookup right for the public > server to get back correctly? I don't know, so I am trying to > understand. > you have to issue the following command from the local system where xx:xx:xx:xx is the remote server address: # ssh -D localhost:1080 r...@xx:xx:xx:xx more on # man ssh ;-) this will dynamically bind port 1080 on local system to the remote ssh server.. you can use any web application like web browsers and im clients which supports socks proxy.. yes you need to configure it to work.. :) for windows use putty instead for the effect ;-) > > One last query, would not an existing IDS installation detect port > scanning happening on a certain machine? Would that not put our man in > question? He seems to be using his Official ID to mail the list. This > leaves me with the feeling that he is not entirely aware of what he is > doing. He could meaning only to check his gmail, but then if an IDS > detects his login, they are not going to believe him. are they? By IDS > I am referring to Instrusion Detection Systems. Btw, I am not sure if > they are common in Indian IT space. > > Abishek > _______________________________________________ > ILUGC Mailing List: > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > -- idlecool _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
