dirtwarrior Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 Is there software besides a firewall which would hide open ports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigeratiPrime Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 i think by definition you are asking for a firewall. what about hardware, say a router? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtwarrior Posted May 30, 2006 Author Share Posted May 30, 2006 If someone used a router a firewall isnt needed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegis Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Depends on the router. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigeratiPrime Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 well it depends. you said you wanted to hide open ports, with a NAT Router outsiders generally cannot see any 'details' about your internal network they can only see the router. however a router generally will not provide application filtering and stop your computer from leaking if it was hijacked in some manner say by a trojan. a combination of the two is a good defense. I personally just use my NAT SPI Router. Although I like Kaspersky IS6 and sometimes Winpooch because its a light and simple firewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XP_2600 Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 dirtwarrior Some routers have a built in firewalls, personally i prefer them cause they save my machines resources, check your router manual to see if it have a built in firewall or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kambui Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 I have a router based Internet connection.....believe me you can't rely on NAT and its firewall .....you still need some ordinary firewall for complete protection in a windows system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuMz Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 I personally use IPCop. Look it up, definately worth checking out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrofLuigi Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 hide open ports?Question: what use do they have if they are OPEN, but HIDDEN?Why not just close them? GL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtwarrior Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 All very good suggestions thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XP_2600 Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I just want to mention about something here, there is two options in most of firewalls its dynamic port open vs static port open, in the dynamic case firewall just open the port when a specified program asking for that which is more secure in static port open the firewall keep tbe port open in all cases which is less secure and it can be detected by port scanners.I just want to mention about something here, there is two options in most of firewalls its dynamic port open vs static port open, in the dynamic case firewall just open the port when a specified program asking for that which is more secure in static port open the firewall keep tbe port open in all cases which is less secure and it can be detected by port scanners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigeratiPrime Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 ^ copy and paste error? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noise Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 ^^ I think it was a flitch in the matrix. As far as I understand it ports are big open spaces full of ocean water. It would be very difficult to hide, and all the little boats would have no place to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Just close all the unused ports if you're not behind a NAT router or firewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Unless you've got hardware that monitors both incoming and outgoing packets, it's recommended by Steve Gibson (Windows Security Guru) that you use a software firewall (or other means of monitoring outgoing packets) along with your hardware firewall. This is because even though the incoming packets are being monitored, anything you intentionally download that may potentially contain malware of some sort may send outgoing calls to a "home server" or something, the router will not protect against that, whereas a software firewall would. I use Outpost Firewall and it's the best software firewall I've seen. Not free, but it works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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