How to pass the trick from GRC shield Test

Discussion in 'other firewalls' started by testsoso, Jan 14, 2008.

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  1. Stijnson

    Stijnson Registered Member

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    OK. What closes all your ports then? Your ISP?
     
    Stijnson, Jan 24, 2008
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  2. Mrkvonic

    Mrkvonic Linux Systems Expert

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    Hello,
    The ports are closed because there is nothing to listen on them, no service. Closed ports are no magic. You send a packet to port XXXXX. Nothing is there, so it is closed...
    Mrk
     
    Mrkvonic, Jan 24, 2008
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  3. wat0114

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    In post #23 ports 135 & 139 were open, but that could be because NetBIOS over TCP/ip is enabled in network settings.
     
    wat0114, Jan 24, 2008
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  4. TonyW

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    That's right. I didn't disable anything. Just wanted to do the scan without any firewall and without changing either DMZ settings in the router or putting the Shields Up probe address as trusted in a software firewall. I'd expect the results to be the same anyway.
     
    TonyW, Jan 24, 2008
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  5. Brian N

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    Done that when I powered it up :) I had to disable a few options however, as it was killing my dl speed (took 30% of the speed away, which is a no no in my book).

    Oh and this is all the firewall features in my really cheap router:
     

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