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Re: iptables firewall



Joe a écrit :
> 
> Something else you might do now is to place temporary logging rules
> before your 'DROP' rules, to confirm whether it is indeed iptables
> which is blocking those packets.

Or just run tcpdump while the port scan is running.

> No logs, it's somebody or something
> else. And if you have anything other than just a bare modem between you
> and the outside world, which is not really best practice, then the first
> place to look is the Net router.
> 
> And as someone else asked, why are you worried about this 'stealth'? As
> long as the bad packets don't get in, what does it matter?

He may have believed the claim by GRC et al. that "not stealth=at risk".
But that's just some kind of security by obscurity, isn't it ?


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