[plug] Firewall testing

[Steve Grasso]

Garry,

Best to test from the Internet. Either using tools on a *NIX box or (lazy way 
out) using Steve Gibson's ShieldsUp at http://grc.com -- not definitive, but 
will give a good indication of port accessibility.

Regards,
Steve

On Friday 07 September 2001 10:48, garry wrote:
> I have a M8 desktop box sitting behind an e-smith server/firewall box on
> the dialup a/c.
>
> If I want to test for ports open to the net, can I use the linux tools
> pointing at the dynamic IP from the M8 box?
>
> Or do I need to access another linux box on the net (from the dark side of
> the firewall) to do the testing?
>
> Garry