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| 471781 | 2006-07-18 15:24:00 | Maybe others have this site flagged and use it, but the noobs might like to see it in action....... www.firewallleaktester.com It can test just about everything....and you thought you were safe? |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 471782 | 2006-07-19 00:16:00 | Damn scary. If these tests are for real, then I don't know why I bother with my current "protections"! And I only tried three! Goes away, deep in thought........ |
linw (53) | ||
| 471783 | 2006-07-19 00:29:00 | Nothing new here SurferJoe ... if you run untrusted code it can piggyback on other network traffic. Don't run untrusted code ! | gibler (49) | ||
| 471784 | 2006-07-19 06:43:00 | It is to complicated and time consuming for me, also not a known author, or site. Steve Gibson's very good site offers free tests that can be trusted and will try everything that needs testing. Shields Up, here www.grc.com Check out his freewares on the home page as well, here www.grc.com |
Vince (406) | ||
| 471785 | 2006-07-19 12:26:00 | It is to complicated and time consuming for me, also not a known author, or site . Steve Gibson's very good site offers free tests that can be trusted and will try everything that needs testing . Shields Up, here . grc . com/x/ne . dll?rh1dkyd2" target="_blank">www . grc . com Check out his freewares on the home page as well, here . grc . com/default . htm" target="_blank">www . grc . com Gibson's tests cannot be trusted . His site is full of misinformation . See here ( . radsoft . net/news/roundups/grc/20060119,00 . shtml" target="_blank">www . radsoft . net) - - And here (http://www . grcsucks . com/) . A bit of searching will reveal a lot more infomation about the shortcomings of Shields Up than just these two links . |
Mackin_NZ (6958) | ||
| 471786 | 2006-07-19 12:45:00 | Gibson's tests cannot be trusted . His site is full of misinformation . See here ( . radsoft . net/news/roundups/grc/20060119,00 . shtml" target="_blank">www . radsoft . net) - - And here (http://www . grcsucks . com/) . A bit of searching will reveal a lot more infomation about the shortcomings of Shields Up than just these two links . Don’t get me started on those sites :mad: :groan: :rolleyes: One thing I will say is not everyone or any website is perfect & takes what you read on those sites with a pinch of salt . I for one still trust Gibson's tests & his tests on our firewalls have yet to let us down :) |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 471787 | 2006-07-19 13:28:00 | One thing I will say is not everyone or any website is perfect & takes what you read on those sites with a pinch of salt . I agree . And do you apply that same pinch of salt to Gibson? Read here ( . home . att . net/netbios . htm#ShieldsUp" target="_blank">cable-dsl . home . att . net) for more criticism of Shields Up . |
Mackin_NZ (6958) | ||
| 471788 | 2006-07-19 18:17:00 | Gibson's tests cannot be trusted . His site is full of misinformation . See here ( . radsoft . net/news/roundups/grc/20060119,00 . shtml" target="_blank">www . radsoft . net) - - And here (http://www . grcsucks . com/) . A bit of searching will reveal a lot more infomation about the shortcomings of Shields Up than just these two links . ?? Do you think those sites are authoritative?? I would say that some people who know little have the habit of throwing a great many words at an issue in order to create a fog that befuddles the mind and makes one loose site of how meaningless their statements are . I think those guys could easily end up defending their words in court . |
Vince (406) | ||
| 471789 | 2006-07-19 21:07:00 | If you want to test your firewall, use more than one test site. Simple. | pctek (84) | ||
| 471790 | 2006-07-19 22:38:00 | ?? Do you think those sites are authoritative ?? No I don't. But they do cast enough doubt about Gibson to at least raise questions. Hopefully to make people think before they start to totally rely on GRC for their security testing and declare that he can be trusted. I would say that some people who know little have the habit of throwing a great many words at an issue in order to create a fog that befuddles the mind and makes one loose site of how meaningless their statements are. Have you ever read the diatribes on GRC.com? Gibson has written page after page of BS and obfuscation that is inaccurate and contradictory. It wasn't that long ago that he was predicting the end of the internet unless Microsoft removed Raw Sockets from XP. AFAIK that didn't happen (or maybe I missed it). ;) www.informit.com I think those guys could easily end up defending their words in court. That is very unlikely to ever happen. Those sites have been up for some years and Gibson has never sought to sue them. He knows that a) they are correct and b) if he were to try and defend himself in court in front of real security experts, he would fall flat on his face. |
Mackin_NZ (6958) | ||
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