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chumbawumba
Junior Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 20 May 2004 : 18:39:00
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My norton internet security subscription ran out recently, I changed my firewall to a different one called sygate personal firewall pro. One of the config options for this application is to enable "anti-IP spoofing", the help file defines this as:
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IP spoofing is a process used by hackers to hijack a communication session between two computers, which we will call Computers A and B. A hacker can send a data packet that causes Computer A to drop the communication. Then, pretending to be Computer A, the hacker can communicate with Computer B, thus hijacking a communication session and attempting to attack Computer B.
Anti-IP spoofing foils most IP spoofing attempts by randomizing the sequence numbers of each communication packet, preventing a hacker from anticipating a packet and intercepting it.
This feature is disabled by default. Is it useful for a home user ? I dont know much about hacking / network security but it sounds like a useful feature. does anyone use it?
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sr_erick
Senior Member
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Posted - 20 May 2004 : 18:53:47
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| I don't care for any software based personal firewalls. Run a cheap linksys router between you and the Internet and you will be fine. I've never had any problems with hacking on my personal computers, ever. |
Erick
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Davio
Development Team Member
Jamaica
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Posted - 20 May 2004 : 20:50:20
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Hmm, that doesn't help him much, now does it sr_erick? 
Chumbawumba, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Maybe if you were a popular organization who is worried about security and thier communications being hijacked. But hackers/crackers don't usually go after single home users.
As long as you are running a firewall, be it a hardware or software firewall, along with an antivirus and an anti-spyware program, you should be ok.
If you want to feel a little bit safer, no harm in turning it on. |
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sr_erick
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 20 May 2004 : 23:00:33
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Oh it helps. Router/NAT is all you need...unless they hack into that, but really...it's large companies they want to go after. Home users don't have anything interesting enough.  |
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chumbawumba
Junior Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21 May 2004 : 06:19:32
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ok thanks for clarifying that
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Roland
Advanced Member
Netherlands
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Posted - 21 May 2004 : 10:31:13
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Originally posted by chumbawumba
My norton internet security subscription ran out recently, I changed my firewall to a different one called sygate personal firewall pro.
You might want to run a few tests for Sygate's protection. I've found it highly disappointing, especially after it failed several of the tests on Sygate's own site and on PCFlank.
I went back to using Outpost, and installed Sygate PF on my brother computer as he doesn't use it too often. |
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chumbawumba
Junior Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21 May 2004 : 13:57:57
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really ?! Were you testing version 5.5 ? Sygate's test and ShieldsUP reported no problems.
I couldn't get any joy from PCFlank as i kept getting this message:
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The test has found that the IP address used by your computer cannot be scanned. This commonly occurs because of a firewall program on your computer and/or you are connected to the Internet through a proxy-server or your ISP uses Network Address Translation (NAT) to share IP addresses.
seems like an odd message to get considering that it is designed to test a firewall !
but anyway the equivalent symantec test failed me on a number issues.
flippin heck......might put NIS back on.....
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Roland
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Netherlands
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Posted - 21 May 2004 : 14:33:50
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I had the latest & "greatest" version. The interface looked/felt like that of an old Windows 95 app. too, and the options were a major disappointment.
Can't say I tried hard to configure it, though from an application like that, I do expect it to work right from the start, and it just didn't. |
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