> From: R. DuFresne [mailto:dufresneat_private] > > I musty be really confused, backofficer is a firewall? I > thought it was > merely a port listener, comprable to netcat or nukenabber, > but hardly a > fully functional firewall utility of any sort... One thing to be said about NukeNabber -- it will close ports if they are scanned and can close down all vulnerable ports in the event that a full portscan is detected (I think it triggers after 5 ports being scanned in a short time). Combined with its reporting features (including reverse lookups, etc) I've had it successfully protect machines from quite a few attacks. Granted I wouldn't want to rely on it as the sole means of defense against a sustained attack, but it's definately a step in the right direction. And you can't beat free... Sean
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