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Open ports

Hope I'm at least starting in the right place, everyone. I have an AT&T provided wireless router/modem combo that is stealthed according to GRC's Shields Up!; green across the board. Only 768 kbps DSL, but absolutely reliable. But I also have a Hughesnet HT1000 Gen4 satellite modem running thru a Cisco/Linksys E1200 router, latest firmware for router; I assume the sat modem upgrades itself, as the status app shows very basic info. Problem is, Shields Up! shows ports 1024 sequentially thru 1030 being held open; and boy I don't like this one bit! Any suggestions from you gurus? Thanks!

Does the WAN IP shown by GRC match the WAN IP shown in the router's status page?

If so have a look at the port forwarding configuration. This will help you find it.

Somewhere in there, there should also be a toggle for UPNP. Turn it off.

If you are running any version of Windows XP or newer, check on your Windows Firewall settings too.
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Most likely Hughesnet uses a proxy, and the open ports are Hughesnet intercepting the GRC probes before they reach your router.
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