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in reply to Security checker

Greetings,

Remember that when you portscan yourself you are seeing yourself from inside your network, where local ports may be opened intentionally.
If you're wanting a proper portscan of yourself it would be smarter to have a friend portscan you while you're both online to get the full picture of your external exposure.

JP,
-- Alexander Widdlemouse undid his bellybutton and his bum dropped off --

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Re: Re: Security checker
by Silicon Cactus (Scribe) on Nov 07, 2002 at 21:26 UTC
    Just make sure you check the TOS for your ISP and the friend that helps you with this. Portscans can and often are considered "evil".

    Just an FYI.
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      The PC I'm on is not part of a network, so any ports that are left open (which might cause security issues) I am not aware of. Also, being on a Win98 platform, I know there are alot of security bugs that need patching (I would rather be on Linux, but my E-Card is to outdated... and drivers didn't help much). I'll also talk to a few friends and check. I don't know to many computer type people who would trust a port scan on their own system, let alone know what a port is. Also, thanks for the extra tips.
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