New to apple. Have a 20" ig5 using a wireless modem router to connect to BT Broadband. What is the best way to test the integrity of the firewall to prevent anyone from scanning in etc.
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Firewall check
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Well, short of hiring a security consultant, about the only thing you can do is use a web-based scan. Google for 'firewall test' and you'll get a lot of results. You could log on to an external unix box and use a utility like nmap to check for open ports.
Firewalls aren't the be-all-end-all of security as I am sure you know. Keeping an eye on the apps you install and use goes a long way.
Jim
Firewalls aren't the be-all-end-all of security as I am sure you know. Keeping an eye on the apps you install and use goes a long way.
Jim
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ChrisBrightwell said:
That is a useful program, but is in large part Windows-oriented. My suggestion would be to learn the ins and outs of nmap (a *nix command line program).