Troy Sherman wrote:
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> Is using IP MASQ safe? I have it running on my linux machine, and i went to
> www.grc.com and tried the ShieldsUp that tests your security and it said i
> had some ports open like ftp, and mail and others. I need to use these
> things, but if it's not safe to do on linux,
Troy Sherman wrote:
>
> Is using IP MASQ safe? I have it running on my linux machine, and i went to
> www.grc.com and tried the ShieldsUp that tests your security and it said i
> had some ports open like ftp, and mail and others. I need to use these
> things, but if it's not safe to do on linux,
Rest your fears, it's not as bad as it looks. First, you don't need the ftp,
mail, etc ports open for you to be able to ftp, mail, etc. Second, you must have
installed the server installation. To stop those ports from being opened, open
up /etc/inetd.conf and then put a "#" (w/o quotes) in front o
