Re: Firewall tests

From: Darko Gavrilovic (darkoDOTgavrilovicATutorontoDOTca)
Date: 03/24/05 

Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:58:49 -0600

Darko Gavrilovic <darkoDOTgavrilovicATutorontoDOTca> wrote in
news:Xns9623836316104dghush@216.196.97.142:

> "Daniel Harris" <daniel_lee_harris@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in
> news:4242fd91_4 @mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> For a current project i am to test lots of software firewalls e.g.
>> Zone alarm etc, using 2 PC's(one to host the firewall, the other to
>> send test data). Has anyone got any information on how i could test
>> the firewalls. Doing some research i have come across things like SYN
>> flood tests, port scans, throughput / number of connections tests. Am
>> i on the right track. How can i carryout these tests using two PC's.
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Dan.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Howdy. You might want to check the GRC site.
>
> http://www.grc.com/freepopular.htm
>
> Cheers,
>
>

Sorry, Meant ShieldUP!

https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

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