OSX Leopard: Firewall in stealth mode

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OSX Leopard: Firewall in stealth mode RS 02-24-2008
Posted by RS on February 24, 2008, 10:57 pm
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Hi all,

Could someone please tell me what are the pros and cons of turning the
Stealth Mode on for the OS X Leopard software firewall? Is there any
reason why it should not be on by default for a home desktop machine?

Thanks,
RS

Posted by Gerald Vogt on February 24, 2008, 11:18 pm
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> Could someone please tell me what are the pros and cons of turning the
> Stealth Mode on for the OS X Leopard software firewall? Is there any
> reason why it should not be on by default for a home desktop machine?

"Stealth" mode has no benefits and breaks standards, possibly creating
other problems like MTU issues. "Stealth" sounds goods and sells good
and that's why people buy it. But you won't be any more secure than
without "stealth" as you cannot stealth anything in the internet
unless the router before you does it for you.

Gerald

Posted by Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers on February 25, 2008, 9:11 am
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> Could someone please tell me what are the pros and cons of turning the
> Stealth Mode on for the OS X Leopard software firewall? Is there any
> reason why it should not be on by default for a home desktop machine?

Con: It's utterly braindead, because contrary to popular belief dropping
connection attempts and ICMP packets and does *not* make a computer
invisible.

Pro: Gee, I wonder ...

f'up2csf

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59cobalt
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"If a software developer ever believes a rootkit is a necessary part of
their architecture they should go back and re-architect their solution."
--Mark Russinovich

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