[Security] Nearly had heart attack ! :-O

[Conrad Knauer]

On 3/14/07, Vincent Trouilliez <vincent.trouilliez at modulonet.fr> wrote:

> Cameron Hutchison <lists at xdna.net> wrote:
> > If you drop to the command line now and run:
> >
> > $ sudo netstat -antup | grep ':\*'
> >
> > you will see all the ports that are listening for connections and the
> > process for each port.
>
> OH, that's confusing... this command gives me results that are
> completely differents than what the Network Tools gave me !

The results of that command also has things that aren't exposed to the
ouside world.  Its not very newbie-friendly IMHO.  Stick with the GUI
program I mentioned since it definitely shows if someone from the
outside can see you.

You can also test with GRC's "Shields UP!"
https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
Press "Proceed" and select "All Service Ports" on the second page to
test "the first 1056 Ports" on your computer.

CK