Stealth but no stealth?

[Sccrapdog]

Hi folks..

I enabled Stealth mode on my Mac Book Pro (2010 model) but when I look at the system details is says: "Stealth-mode: No"

What could I be doing wrong?

 

[GGJstudios]

Old issue, in which System Profiler is incorrect:

Mac OS X v10.6: System Profiler states "Stealth Mode: No" even though stealth mode is enabled

10.6 Stealth mode on, system profiler disagrees

 

[Sccrapdog]

Thanks GG...

I tried the Shields up and it showed everything stealthed apart from FTP port 21.

Could anyone tell me how I can stealth this port too please?

 

[GGJstudios]

Thanks GG...

I tried the Shields up and it showed everything stealthed apart from FTP port 21.

Could anyone tell me how I can stealth this port too please?

Fails GRC port test on Port 21 (closed but not stealth)

 

[Sccrapdog]

I found that the FTP port was assigned to AIM (chat app). I disabled that completely and ran the GRC test again. This time I am stealthed on port 21 but still failed on something that was fine before:

Ping Reply: RECEIVED (FAILED) — Your system REPLIED to our Ping (ICMP Echo) requests, making it visible on the Internet

How can turning off FTP suddenly make me Pingable?

Down the rabbit hole I go..