FiOS Dan
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join:2001-07-06
Redondo Beach, CA
 ·Verizon FIOS
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Re: MS update KB951748 and ZoneAlarm --- PROBLEM
said by Welsh Chris :
"Shields Up" has always shown my network as invisible to probes.
That may change with ZA set to medium. Give it a try and see if you are still invisible.
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TheWiseGuy
Dog And Butterfly
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join:2002-07-04
Yonkers, NY | Unless someone is forwarding ports(etc), the router will still block unsolicited inbound packets. |
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winchester73
join:2003-08-08
Chapel Hill, NC
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said by FiOS Dan  :said by Welsh Chris :
"Shields Up" has always shown my network as invisible to probes.
That may change with ZA set to medium. Give it a try and see if you are still invisible. Just ran it, still "Stealth" with the slider at Medium. |
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FiOS Dan
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join:2001-07-06
Redondo Beach, CA
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1 edit | said by winchester73 :Just ran it, still "Stealth" with the slider at Medium. Interesting and good to know. Thanks.
Edit: By the way, are you behind a router?
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Welsh Chris
@opaltelecom.net
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said by FiOS Dan :said by Welsh Chris :
"Shields Up" has always shown my network as invisible to probes.
That may change with ZA set to medium. Give it a try and see if you are still invisible. The firewall in my router blocks "Shields Up" probes even if no firewall is running on the computer. |
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FiOS Dan
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join:2001-07-06
Redondo Beach, CA
·Verizon FIOS
| said by Welsh Chris :
The firewall in my router blocks "Shields Up" probes even if no firewall is running on the computer.
Thanks. That finally occurred to me hence the additional question in my edited post.
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