Re: FN-FORUM: Any hackers here?

date posted 4th August 2004 17:00

if you send me her ip number I will portscan it for you and return you
the results.

john


On Wed, 2004-08-04 at 17:21, Julian Voelcker wrote:
> OK, before you start wondering, my mother has just had Tiscali
> broadband installed and I want to be able to check the security
> remotely to check that she has a firewall installed.
>
> Ideally I need some sort of port scanner to scan her IP address to see
> if any of the ports are open.
>
> I have tried to get her to run Shields Up remotely, but I think it was
> all too much for her. Also installing her broadband has killed her
> phone line (2 more weeks to fix) and mobile reception by her computer
> is poor to non existent.
>
> Any pointers would be appreciated.
>
> If you are embarrassed about admitting a shady hacking past, hit me off
> list:-)
>
>
> --
>
> Cheers,
>
> Julian Voelcker,
> Cheltenham, Glos.
> T: 01285 821 910
> M: 07971 540 362
> MSN: [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
>