Re: [newbie] How to determine that Firestater is running?

2004-08-06 Thread Paul Smith
Charlie Mahan wrote: Thanks, Dan. I have iptables installed on my computer. However, at the site www.grc.com, it says that the majority of my ports are closed and not stealth. Is it really possible to get all ports stealth? Absolutely and without question Yes. Just a matter of the right Rules used

Re: [newbie] How to determine that Firestater is running?

2004-08-06 Thread Charlie Mahan
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 06 August 2004 05:35:05, Paul Smith wrote: > Thanks, Dan. I have iptables installed on my computer. However, at the > site www.grc.com, it says that the majority of my ports are closed and > not stealth. Is it really possible to get all port

Re: [newbie] How to determine that Firestater is running?

2004-08-06 Thread Dan Gordon
On Friday 06 August 2004 07:35 am, Paul Smith wrote: > > Thanks, Dan. I have iptables installed on my computer. However, at > the site www.grc.com, it says that the majority of my ports are > closed and not stealth. Is it really possible to get all ports > stealth? > Yes it is, as long as you not r

Re: [newbie] How to determine that Firestater is running?

2004-08-06 Thread Paul Smith
Dan Gordon wrote: Sorry for my ignorance, Dan, but where to find the iptables and how to install them? In a termial as root type "urpmi iptables" without the quotes. It may ask you for one of the instalation cd's, and it will be installed. Thanks, Dan. I have iptables installed on my computer. H

Re: [newbie] How to determine that Firestater is running?

2004-08-06 Thread Dan Gordon
On Friday 06 August 2004 06:28 am, Paul Smith wrote: > > Sorry for my ignorance, Dan, but where to find the iptables and how > to install them? > > Thanks in advance, > > Paul In a termial as root type "urpmi iptables" without the quotes. It may ask you for one of the instalation cd's, and it w

Re: [newbie] How to determine that Firestater is running?

2004-08-06 Thread Paul Smith
Dan Gordon wrote: Chris, if you have just turned iptables back on did you reboot? it might help, also did you re-run the firestarter wizard? this may also help. All I have ever done was install iptables, then firestarter and reboot, then run the wizard and it was all steath. I have verified

Re: [newbie] How to determine that Firestater is running?

2004-08-06 Thread Hoyt Bailey
On Thursday 05 August 2004 22:10, Dan Gordon wrote: > On Thursday 05 August 2004 09:06 pm, you wrote: > > You really have me confused now Dan :( Attached is my firewall.sh > > file from /etc/firestarter. To me it seems to have rules already > > in it. I turned iptables back on, checked at grc.co

Re: [newbie] How to determine that Firestater is running?

2004-08-05 Thread Dan Gordon
On Thursday 05 August 2004 09:06 pm, you wrote: > > You really have me confused now Dan :( Attached is my firewall.sh > file from /etc/firestarter. To me it seems to have rules already in > it. I turned iptables back on, checked at grc.com and its all the > same, 21, 23, 80 open, rest closed. I

Re: [newbie] How to determine that Firestater is running?

2004-08-04 Thread Dan Gordon
On Wednesday 04 August 2004 11:06 pm, Chris wrote: > > I've done that many a time in the couple of years I've been running > FS and the result is always the same, closed but not stealthed. Now > correct me if I'm wrong but FS writes its own rules files in the > /etc/firestarter/firewall.sh script,

Re: [newbie] How to determine that Firestater is running?

2004-08-04 Thread Chris
On Wednesday 04 August 2004 09:54 pm, Dan Gordon wrote: > > > > Dan, I too run FS, no problems with it except that after a boot I > > have to goto MCC > System > Services and start it for some reason. > > When you goto GRC, what does your port scan show? Mine shows all > > ports closed except for

Re: [newbie] How to determine that Firestater is running?

2004-08-04 Thread Dan Gordon
On Wednesday 04 August 2004 10:42 pm, you wrote: > On Tuesday 03 August 2004 07:52 pm, Dan Gordon wrote: > > You could check with one of the many online security scanners like > > www.grc.com > > I run firestarter here and it only shows itself when you call up > > the graphical interface. But it d

Re: [newbie] How to determine that Firestater is running?

2004-08-03 Thread Dan Gordon
On Tuesday 03 August 2004 03:58 pm, Paul Smith wrote: > Dear All > > I have Firestarter installed on my computer. How can I be sure that > Firestarter is always running and protecting my computer? Is it only > active when one type firestater in the command line? You could check with one of the man

[newbie] How to determine that Firestater is running?

2004-08-03 Thread Paul Smith
Dear All I have Firestarter installed on my computer. How can I be sure that Firestarter is always running and protecting my computer? Is it only active when one type firestater in the command line? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pa