Re: Not sure if Squid is effectively securing my network

From: JR (notlikely@nowhere.com)
Date: 01/06/03 

From: "JR" <notlikely@nowhere.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 08:38:54 -0500

"Paul Reutas" <paul@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1883d3f73e88109298968a@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> In article <592S9.56029$lj.1765031@read1.cgocable.net>,
> notlikely@nowhere.com says...
> >
> > "Paul Reutas" <paul@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:MPG.1881e941b6a23b98989684@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> > > In article <glFR9.55833$lj.1724839@read1.cgocable.net>,
> > > notlikely@nowhere.com says...
> > >
> > > Using Sygate's tests reveals that all is blocked where as LockDown's
> > > reported that they two proxy ports were open.
> > >
> > > I have read that some of these security scan's actually fudge the
> > > results by using a script that probes your browser settings from
> > > within...maybe this is the case.
> > >
> > > I will read up on the ICMP settings to see if they may be wrong.
> > >
> > > Thanks for the reply.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Paul
> >
> > They are using standard browser info and trying to get you to sign up
for
> > their proxy service. Are you truly stealthed using their service? No,
they
> > know you exist. :)
> > If you were truly stealthed (no one could get your IP) then you would
not be
> > able to surf. It would be like snail mailing a request to someone and
not
> > having a return address on the letter. Not much chance of a response is
> > there?
> > JR
>
> I became a little suspicious when I tried Sygate's scans and they came
> up clean.
>
> Is it OK that they are able get a response from a ping to my Firewall or
> should it not be responding to the ping ?
>
> Regards
>
> Paul

You should NOT be responding to a ping. Check you ICMP settings.
JR

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