Most PC users take it on wary faith that their firewalls are providing full protection from malicious applications. A better policy is to use firewall testing services and free applications to ensure that your firewall is correctly set.
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Brian Brooks wants to make sure his firewall/router is doing its job. The other day, while using my Netgear DG834 modem/router, I was wondering whether there are any good tools that can safely test a firewall setup from the outside. I vaguely remember years ago reading about tools that will check ports, etc. I would really find it useful if you'd recommend a few basic checks.The top topic in my Windows Secrets column this week discusses where and how to test your firewall, for free. Just as importantly, it tell you where NOT to get your firewall tested: Some vendor sites will discover security "flaws" that really aren't flaws, to try to scare you into buying their product. The sites I recommend aren't trying to sell you anything. Other topics in my column this week:
- Wanted: Desktop shutdown "cancel" option
- More on Win7-NAS networking problems
- What to do when Win7 won't show file extensions
- Plus: How to re-set the "dumbed down" Folder Options in Win7 to something more useful and informative.
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