From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 31 01:31:00 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C107F16A400 for ; Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:31:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jvender@owensboro.net) Received: from zoot.cinergycom.net (zoot.cinergycom.net [216.135.3.11]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F22B13C46B for ; Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:31:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jvender@owensboro.net) Received: from evvlinlwt-nas-03-s394.cinergycom.net ([216.135.27.140]) by zoot.cinergycom.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1HC4JP-0003eP-TJ for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:31:00 -0600 From: Joe Vender To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:26:57 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200701301926.58882.jvender@owensboro.net> X-CCC-Authenticated: jvender@owensboro.net zoot.cinergycom.net 216.135.27.140 20070131013100Z 2ee3fd59dc0404fe839d8eac0790a797 X-CCC-Cleanmail-Virus-Signature: 11b502751abdf73457f77610ba9a7b45 Subject: How to stealth ports 0 and 1 on FBSD 6.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:31:00 -0000 I've enabled the firewall in /etc/rc.conf via: firewall_enable="YES" firewall_type="client" But, ports 0 and 1 show as CLOSED, not STEALTHED at grc.com shieldsup! scan. I'm on a standalone desktop computer with no LAN and am using a dialup connection to access the internet. I've set the firewall type to "client". What changes do I need to make to the firewall configuration file in order to stealth the ports without causing any local problems? Joe Vender