Well, this does not have to be a problem. You want to block all incoming that
is not a reply to an outgoing request. Not ALL incoming.
My F/W f.ex blocks like above but does not really affect my day to day
activities.
On Sunday 21 April 2002 16:20, you wrote:
>
> > I would seriously suggest changing your setup to block this sort of
> > traffic. Before you do that though, I'd set up tcpdump to capture all
> > incoming port 80 packets (maybe _all_ non-normal traffic if you have the
> > space), so you can see what this person is doing with your machine. In
> > any case, one of the basic rules of security is if you even _suspect_
> > the box has been compromised, reinstall the OS and firewall it before
> > you connect it to the network.
> >
> > -Ken
>
> Yeah ... my wife is gonna LOVE that suggestion ... it's her machine. :-(
>
> Bill
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