Laurence Vanek wrote: > As an experiment I opened port 49155 in my firewall (use Shorewall to config > the iptables) & got Azureus to run thru it. While running & afterward > I probed this port from outside using ShieldsUp (https://www.grc.com) > & found it "stealthed". It would appear my concerns were unwarranted. > Perhaps this is because that port no. belongs to the range of dynamic > or private ports. That sounds right. ShieldsUp doesn't test *all* the ports on a machine. And it assumes that those it doesn't check are in the same condition as those it does check. Personally, I find the *resource* useful, but the accompanying text less so. Take his pronouncements on "stealth" with a large pinch of salt. James. -- E-mail address: james | "Surely you don't begrudge me one measly bag per cup?" @westexe.demon.co.uk | "Of tea, no. Of sugar, yes." | -- Peter Corlett
