[SOLVED] GRC.com ShieldsUp! reports ports 1-103 CLOSED

[zapjb]

GRC.com ShieldsUp! reports ports 1-103 CLOSED not STEALTH. All other first 1056 ports are STEALTH. Easy fix? Or don't worry about it?

[Sylvander]

See post #92 at my Puppy Linux thread.

Lots of goodies in that thread.
If you want to take a look...
Go to the bottom of the present last page, and work backwards.

[zapjb]

Weird, weird, weird! I applied the hack. Then went to GRC. Then all ports were STEALTH except 1-73.

Then I rebooted & went to GRC. Now 1-104 are CLOSED not STEALTH.

I do appreciate any help.

[jamesbond]

I'm not a security expert in any measure of that word ... but here's something to think about:
a) have you turned on puppy's firewall?
b) are you behind a NAT router? If yes, GRC will probably be testing your router instead of your machine.

cheers!

[Lobster]

Or don't worry about it?

Not only worry but wear an extra layer of tinfoil.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 158#398158

Also make sure you are slowing yourself with the Tor browser if using Puppy Lucid

http://www.diddywahdiddy.net/LupuNews/

In ye olde days we never had a firewall not even in the router
Using Puppy in this way, would still be safer than mainstream
alternatives offer on mobiles or desktops.

Hey I know - let's run as root and not put the Puppy firewall on
and visit every dubious site we can, something might happen . . .

Stay safe
Use Puppy

[zapjb]

I'm not a security expert in any measure of that word ... but here's something to think about:
a) have you turned on puppy's firewall?
b) are you behind a NAT router? If yes, GRC will probably be testing your router instead of your machine.

cheers!

That's gotta be it. I have a ATT wireless gateway (router). I feel silly thanks.