John Dangler wrote: > I went to the ShieldsUP!!! site and ran the file sharing and common ports > tests. According to the results, I allowed ping to reply to their server > via ICMP echo, and I have port 21 (ftp) and 23 (telnet) open. How do I: > > (1) block/ignore ICMP echo requests > (2) Tell inquirers that ports 21 and 23 exist but are closed to > connections > > Thanks for the feedback. > > John Dangler > > > > Install a firewall GUI. I use GuardDog and I'm ok with it. www.simonzone.com/software/guarddog/ (You will need KDE ...) Otherwise, there is FireStarter or Firewall Builder (needs Gnome), etc ... More here: http://www.linuxguruz.com/iptables/ Marian
