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ok, i now ran the grc.com tests and it said i was totaly stealth ...
am i on the "safe" side now ?
first stealth is your firewall dropping packets without sending a response...basically the scanner says...hey you there...your firewall keeps its mouth shut and hopes the scanner goes away...the other possible responses are....ya i'm here...but my doors are locked and you can't come in...which isn't so good as someone can say...hmmm...they've got somthing to hide in there...maybe i'll go see if a window is open...and lastly...hey come on in...i'll leave the door open...and i'll be out for a couple of hours...make yourself at home...(this is an unfirewalled windows 9x response... :D )