Re: www.ipchicken.com = full of ***

From: Berk S. Daemon (someone@somewhere.com)
Date: 10/14/02 

From: "Berk S. Daemon" <someone@somewhere.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 21:57:55 GMT

"swayinOtis" <swayinOtis@mayberry.rfd> wrote in message
news:edfjqu4n98maq7pder287d58fpio7rgh3m@4ax.com...
>
> I went to www.ipchicken.com after someone told me it displays your IP and
> gives a security assessment.
>
> It says "Warning: Open ports found. Please run Security Port Scanner." I
> click on the Security Port Scanner link to found out it's a site that
> wants to charge $12.95 for the scan. What a scam. You can have the same
> thing done for free at www.grc.com.
>
> Lamers

Scan it yourself for free - from the outside. Use nmap on Linux or BSD, or
even Windows.

www.myipaddress.com will tell you your external ip address if you're behind
a NAT router. As would traceroute (tracert for short, in windows).

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