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On 29/06/15 03:40, Mick wrote: |
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> On Sunday 28 Jun 2015 16:07:30 Hans wrote: |
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>> On 22/06/15 20:41, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: |
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>>> fritzbox |
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>>> There are all other modems/router and then there are fritzbox versions. |
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>>> With very good security. Updates. And lots of nice&useful features. |
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>>> |
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>>> 2015-06-22 12:08 GMT+02:00 Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk |
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>>> <mailto:peter@××××××××××××.uk>>: |
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>>> On Monday 22 Jun 2015 02:49:24 I wrote: |
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>>> > PPPoA is not used here in the UK as far as I know. |
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>>> I think I may have this backwards. |
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>>> |
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>>> -- |
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>>> Rgds |
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>>> Peter |
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>> Bought last year a $300.-- FritzBox 7490. Returned the first one because |
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>> it did not sync with my ISP. Returned the replacement because GRC |
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>> Shieldsup (https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2) test showed 100's of |
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>> open ports. FritzBox Australia claimed this is "normal" and is not a |
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>> security risk. The supplier refunded the purchase price, Using now a |
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>> $78.-- TP-Link TD-VG3631 with Voip. Not as fancy. Just works and has no |
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>> open ports that can't be closed. |
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>> Hans |
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> Are you sure it was actually showing "open" ports? It would show "closed" |
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> ports, rather than "stealth" if your firewall uses '-j REJECT' instead of '-j |
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> DROP' packets. |
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The FritzBox firewall has no provisions to set REJECT or DROP. |