On Sun, 2005-05-01 at 20:42 -0700, Wagner, Steven G wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I just got my IPCop up this morning, but I'm not sure how to disable ping > requests. Does anyone know offhand how to do this? > > Also, any other suggestions in regards to securing IPCop would be greatly > appreciated as I am new to IPCop and networking in general. > > My Network= > > Net --> IPCop --> switch --> PIII/WindozeXP & Sempron/WindozeXP. > > At www.grc.com ShieldsUp!'s port scan revealed that my port 113 was > responding, but the connection was closed. I read a bit about port 113 and > decided to redirect any requests to that port to another unusable IP. Now > all ports show stealth mode. > > TIA for any help, this group is great! I'm eagerly anticipating the day when > I know enough to give more than I take in here! ---- ipcop by design has already taken care of security issues if you respect the red/green/orange interface concept... red - internet/insecure orange - dmz - internet/insecure green - your lan / secure port 113 is identd port and has traditionally been left open so systems can identify your existence. Redirecting to an unusable ip makes little sense - better to simply reject port 113. want more info? Craig --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss