Message-ID: <39676EF0.C13A50CE@worldnet.att.net> Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 14:17:23 -0500 From: David Carter <decarter@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: kclug - Kepten! Veer Bean Skend!
I'll second that endorsement. I'm running the Edge firewall on a 486/66 with just a
floppy drive and it works beautifully!
David Carter
decarter@worldnet.att.net
Kendric Beachey wrote:
> On Thu, 06 Jul 2000, Monty J. Harder wrote:
> > The URL to have your ports scanned is Gibson Research,
> >http://www.grc.com/, look for "Shields Up".
>
> I'm trying this right now against my El Cheapo firewall, an old 486 running
> Edge firewall/router (see http://edge.fireplug.net for details). I described
> it on the list a few weeks ago; check the archives. (unrelated: as I tested
> the URL above, I saw that FirePlug has been acquired by Lineo. Cool, I guess.)
>
> I'm using the stock, basic, out of the box configuration on Edge, with just
> enough config to let it know where the two network cards are. GRC is still in
> the process of scanning my ports, but it's taking quite a while, because every
> scan has to keep waiting until it times out, because my li'l firewall is taking
> the "talk to the hand" approach. Here's a sample of the output from the scan...
>
> Port Service Status Security Implications
> 21 FTP Stealth! There is NO EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER that a port (or even
> any computer) exists at this IP address!
>
> 23 Telnet Stealth! There is NO EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER that a port (or even
> any computer) exists at this IP address!
>
> etc. for the other ports it tried (25, 79, 80, 110, 113, 139, 143, 443). (It's
> done scanning now.)
>
> You can take this as another endorsement from me of the Edge firewall. :-) I
> looked into linuxrouter and it looked okay too, but it looked a little more
> difficult to fiddle with to get it to work, whereas Edge was almost hassle-free.
>
> --
> Kendric Beachey
> ak@kc.rr.com
>
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