Re: Agnitum Outpost
From: optikl (optikl@aol.com)
Date: 03/04/03
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From: "optikl" <optikl@aol.com> Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 00:48:22 GMT
"chrisclu" <ng.10.chrisclu@spamgourmet.com> wrote in message
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> > I'll have to try that sometime. Right now, I'm behind a router/firewall
on
> > these machines, for high speed internet/LAN. So, I'll have to try that
> some
> > other time.
> > >
> If you want to test your computers behind the router, you will have to
> either bypass it altogether and connect your modem direct to you NIC, or
put
> the computer you are testing in the DMZ (at least that is what it's called
> in the LinkSys router).
Yep. That's why I said I'd have to try that some other time.
> Otherwise it is your router being scanned and not your PC's.
> In fact a number of us at the OutPost forums found that when we connected
> direct were stealthed and passed all tests whereas when we had the router
> connected, while obviously passing exploit tests, we were unstealthed in 3
> of 5 categories. When a bunch of us started complaining to LinkSys that
it
> was the router that was causing the unstealthed situation there acme out
> with an excellent new firmware upgrade. Actually it took two upgrades. :-)
> Regards,
Yea. I noticed that the previous version of my router's firmware not only
exhibited what you describe above, I had problems with FTP downloads.
The upgrade in December fixed that.
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