Re: Verification that GD is Really Working

    If you have a firewall-router through which you connect via NAT, 
then ShieldsUp will scan the router instead of your computer. 
    If your router is responding to pings or has non-stealthed ports, 
you could try setting up a DMZ for your computer.  If you do this, then 
(hopefully) all of these signals will get routed to your computer.  
Assuming your computer is stealthed on all ports, etc. then you should 
finally pass ShieldsUp's tests.
    I don't know what will happen if your computer is off.  Your router 
might start replying again.

- Matt

Dave Mann wrote:

>Thanks for the quick and very helpful replies.
>
>Here's what I've done:
>
>I went to the grc site (which I used B4 when I was using Windows) and did a 
>full test.  Everything appears to be "stealthed" except that my network 
>allows ICMP ECHO replies.  I have already set GD under the "network" settings 
>to reject the ping protocol.  I am wondering if the Lynksys Router 
>(192.168.1.1) is doing it's own reply?  If not, why doesn't the GD setting 
>work?  Perhaps I am setting the wrong thing?
>
>Here is the grc statement:
>
>GRC Port Authority Report created on UTC: 2005-10-07 at 13:27:23
>
>Results from scan of ports: 0-1055
>
>    0 Ports Open
>    0 Ports Closed
> 1056 Ports Stealth
>---------------------
> 1056 Ports Tested
>
>ALL PORTS tested were found to be: STEALTH.
>
>TruStealth: FAILED - ALL tested ports were STEALTH,
>                   - NO unsolicited packets were received,
>                   - A PING REPLY (ICMP Echo) WAS RECEIVED.
>
>Testing the unique address provided this statement:
>
>Your Internet connection's IP address is uniquely associated with the 
>following "machine name".
>
>I am trying to weigh the advantages of using a proxy to completely hide my 
>actual cable broadband connection.  I've tried a couple of free proxies as a 
>test but they are very very slow.  I have read about "spoofing" but I am not 
>sure how that works or how to do it, yet.  More study needed I think.
>
>I appreciate your help!
>
>Cheers,
>
>Dave
>  
>



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