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Subject: Re: #2... sorry typing error Re: port stealth mode?
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> Most importantly: you shouldn't base network/firewall security on the
> results of Gibson's utility.  Meaning, if your goal is to make "Shields
> Up!" return a non-failure result, then you're probably wasting your
> time.
> 

Thank you Jeremy :-)

I'm fairly new to PF and when I see things I do not understand I need to 
ask.

Now I understand, and as you state I'll stop waisting my time.

You're almost certainly right about my ISP, they have limitations on 
what one can do and not do.

/Leslie