 FiOS DanPremium
join:2001-07-06
Redondo Beach, CA | reply to Welsh Chris
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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TheWiseGuyDog And ButterflyPremium,MVM
join:2002-07-04
Yonkers, NY
kudos:1 | Unless someone is forwarding ports(etc), the router will still block unsolicited inbound packets. |
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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 DanPremium
join:2001-07-06
Redondo Beach, CA
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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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 DanPremium
join:2001-07-06
Redondo Beach, CA | 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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