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2525To test your firewall there are a few software tools and a few online
2626services to help you. I suggest the following tools:
2727
28- - [ Nessus] ( http ://www.nessus.org ) is probably the best open source
29- security scanner available.
30- [ Nessus] ( http ://www.nessus.org ) not only checks the firewall of a
31- host, but also scans for known application vulnerabilities.
32- I highly recommend [ Nessus] ( http ://www.nessus.org ) for periodic
33- (weekly, monthly, etc) scans.
34- - [ Nmap] ( http ://nmap.org/) ("Network Mapper") is an open source
28+ - [ Nessus] ( https ://www.tenable.com/products/nessus ) is probably the best
29+ open source security scanner available.
30+ [ Nessus] ( https ://www.tenable.com/products/nessus ) not only checks the
31+ firewall of a host, but also scans for known application vulnerabilities.
32+ I highly recommend [ Nessus] ( https ://www.tenable.com/products/nessus ) for
33+ periodic (weekly, monthly, etc) scans.
34+ - [ Nmap] ( https ://nmap.org/) ("Network Mapper") is an open source
3535 utility for network exploration or security auditing.
3636
3737It is also possible to try out connections, see what effect your firewall
3838is having and monitor exactly what is happening on the network with tools
3939such as:
4040
41- - [ netcat] ( http ://netcat.sourceforge.net/) (` nc ` ) allows you to easily
41+ - [ netcat] ( https ://netcat.sourceforge.net/) (` nc ` ) allows you to easily
4242 listen for connections and create connections and send data over
4343 both TCP and UDP.
44- - [ tcpdump] ( http ://www.tcpdump.org/) allows you to see and capture
44+ - [ tcpdump] ( https ://www.tcpdump.org/) allows you to see and capture
4545 the traffic seen by a network device.
4646- [ Wireshark] ( https://www.wireshark.org/ ) is a GUI equivalent which
4747 makes it very easy to decode and filter live traffic as well as
4848 being able to read data captured by ` tcpdump ` .
4949
50- Other useful links:
51-
52- - [ Top 125 Network Security Tools] ( http://sectool.org/ )
53-
5450
5551Online Tools
5652------------
5753
5854There are a number of sites that offer firewall testing services to
5955everyone:
6056
61- - [ AuditMyPC] ( http ://www.auditmypc.com/)
62- - [ Security Space] ( http ://www.securityspace.com/sspace/index.html) , a
57+ - [ AuditMyPC] ( https ://www.auditmypc.com/)
58+ - [ Security Space] ( https ://www.securityspace.com/sspace/index.html) , a
6359 commercial service with a free scan. \
6460 These people are using something like
65- [ Nessus] ( http ://www.nessus.org ) if not
66- [ Nessus] ( http ://www.nessus.org ) itself).
61+ [ Nessus] ( https ://www.tenable.com/products/nessus ) if not
62+ [ Nessus] ( https ://www.tenable.com/products/nessus ) itself).
6763- [ Shields UP!!] ( https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 ) NanoProbe
6864 Technology Internet Security Testing for... Windows Users. (note:
6965 well, it says for Windows, but it is a port scanner with a limited
70- range of ports to be scanned... )
71- - [ SubnetOnline.com] ( http ://www.subnetonline.com/) provide tools
66+ range of ports to be scanned.)
67+ - [ SubnetOnline.com] ( https ://www.subnetonline.com/) provides tools
7268 which allow you to check if specific TCP ports are open for both
73- [ IPv4] ( http://www.subnetonline.com/pages/network-tools/online-port-scanner.php )
74- and [ IPv6] ( http://www.subnetonline.com/pages/ipv6-network-tools/online-ipv6-port-scanner.php ) amongst other things.
75-
76- Other testers on the net:
77-
78- - [ Smurf Amplifier Registry (SAR)] ( http://www.powertech.no/smurf/ ) The
79- SAR is a tool for Internet administrators being attacked by or
80- implicated in smurf attacks, or those who wish to take precautions.
69+ [ IPv4] ( https://www.subnetonline.com/pages/network-tools/online-port-scanner.php )
70+ and [ IPv6] ( https://www.subnetonline.com/pages/ipv6-network-tools/online-ipv6-port-scanner.php )
71+ amongst other things.
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