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Re: iptables and ports 0, 1



On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 08:07:55PM -0500, Tyler Smith wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've got a pretty basic iptables setup for my personal laptop, drop
> all input except connections from local host, and allow all outgoing
> requests. 
> 
> However, When I check with Shields Up!
> https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 
> 
> I see that port 0 and 1 are listed as 'closed' instead of 'stealth'
> (ie., rejecting requests instead of dropping them). I'm not sure what
> I'm doing wrong, since my setup is so basic. Any suggestions?


closed is good, unless you have something on port 1


> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tyler
>  
> 
> 

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