GRC Test tells me ping was answered

Ping Reply: RECEIVED (FAILED) — Your system REPLIED to our Ping (ICMP Echo) requests, making it visible on the Internet. Most personal firewalls can be configured to block, drop, and ignore such ping requests in order to better hide systems from hackers. This is highly recommended since "Ping" is among the oldest and most common methods used to locate systems prior to further exploitation.

Do I need to worry about this? All the stealth tests passed except for the above notice.
Im a novice when it comes to setting LnS up. In fact LnS fans set me up with rules when I first started using it.
Thanks

 

Hi silat,

Maybe the reply is not coming from your computer but from your router. This is a usual case for which this test fails.
When you start the GRC test, your IP is displayed. Is it the IP of your PC or is it another IP address ?

Regards,

Frederic

 

It is my IP that shows up at the opening page.

 

And is it also the IP displayed by Look 'n' Stop in the Welcome page ?

Standard rulesets of Look 'n' Stop are supposed to block incoming Ping requests, so normally this GRC test should be Ok.

Frederic

 

On the welcome page for LnS is the proper LAN IP 192.168.1.*** ( the standard
At the GRC shields up site is my actual WAN IP.
So something is wrong?

 

Yes, in the advanced options you have to select manually the right network interface. In your case, Look 'n' Stop didn't choose the right interface by default.

Frederic

 

What do you mean by the right network interface?

 

The one corresponding to your WAN connection.

In the options tab of Look 'n' Stop you should have several network interfaces. One for your ethernet board/LAN connection which is selected automatically, and another one: something like "(IP) - Look 'n' Stop Driver" and you should select that one manually. Then the IP address in the Welcome tab should change to be the one displayed by GRC test.

Frederic