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| Thread ID: 51393 | 2004-11-19 18:29:00 | Broadband and Firewall | Shiloh (2288) | Press F1 |
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| 294018 | 2004-11-19 18:29:00 | XP Pro os external ADSL modem connected via ethernet sygate personal firewall pro When I had dialup I could go to the shields-up site and all ports were in stealth mode, now I go there with the adsl modem and two ports are in stealth the rest are closed. so I fail the test. I have tried zonealarm and it is the same. Is there a way around this, or is there another software firewall that will do the job better ? |
Shiloh (2288) | ||
| 294019 | 2004-11-19 18:39:00 | The reason for this is the ADSL modem, which is being detected as having open ports. No matter what software firewall you install, it will not make a difference as what the test is detecting is the ADSL modem, which is sort of a computer in itself. I personally wouldn't be too concerned, because as you are connecting via ethernet, the modem effectively acts as a "NAT" server, and should not let any unauthorised connections get through to your PC. It is a hardware firewall in this case. I would still install Sygate, so it monitors outgoing internet connections. |
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| 294020 | 2004-11-19 18:46:00 | Thank you. | Shiloh (2288) | ||
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