External access to PCs / IP etc

["Robin Edwards" <robin@xxxxxxx>]

Folks,

    I've watched the discussions on IIS, worms and ports/PCs being probed from external locations over the last few days.  I've never professed (that doesnt look to be spelt right) to bein an person that understands IP networking but on it potential for exposure seems high.  Reading uk.comp.home.netowrking today I saw somebody pointing to http://grc.com/ . The guy there offers a service called Sheilds up! which supposedly tests out how secure your PC is to 'baddies' on the internet.  Has anybody tried it?  I remember trying it, maybe a year ago and from what I remember it showed up number of problems I had. Since then I've installed Wingate and enabled its firewall.  This time Sheilds Up! could not get in. 

    Two reasons for posting this, firstly, any comments, anybody else tried Shields up! and secondly maybe it is of use to some others (assuming it works fine)

 

    regards, robin

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