On Monday 13 August 2007 18:38:48 Datatude wrote: > Harold Fuchs wrote, On 8/13/07 2:05 PM: > > NoOp wrote: > >> On 08/12/2007 01:33 PM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: > >>> 2007/8/12, Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>>>> Johnny Rosenberg > >>>>> > >>>>> P.S. Will someone please try to attack me so I can verify > >>>>> that the firewall > >>>>> at least does something? D.S. > >>>> > >>>> To test that your fire wall is or isn't doing its job > >>>> properly, surf over > >>>> to > >>>> GRC.com and take the 'shields up' test ( > >>>> http://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?rh1dkyd2) > >>>> ... By testing all common ports (or what ever other test > >>>> you wish to do), > >>>> you can see exactly what your Internet profile is... > >>>> > >>>> /paul > >>> > >>> Tried that link. Seemed that the site couldn't get any > >>> information about my > >>> computer except that it seemed to respond to ping. Anyone who > >>> know if I can > >>> set it not to do that? OS=Linux, Dist=Ubuntu 7.04, "Firewall" > >>> front-end=Firestarter. > > Note to any silly mac heads like me who tried that link. It is > relevant to Windows firewalls only. > > kazar
That is not true. You can test any OS with the site. The site just assumes that all machines connecting are Windows. They apparently think that Windows is the only OS. -- http://24.197.142.167/ See the Openoffice.org FAQ Microsoft users go to http://www.pclinuxos.com for a great user friendly Linux experience! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
