>
>Sending off reports to abuse@ addresses is just about pointless. I'm pretty
>sure @home (my cable ISP) is tired of the reports their users send every
>second in regards to "hack attempts." Port scanning is NOT a crime or a
>security threat. Many ISPs won't do anything if you report the "attacker" for
>the simple fact that it's not really a security issue. I see WAY too many
>posts on the @Home-"security" newsgroups where people post their ZoneAlarm
>logs only to see that all of the attempts have been blocked. I honestly think
>firewalls on Windoze systems (not including Windows NT/2K) is useless.

Before I went to a hardware solution, I was using Zone Alarm (properly
configured) and black ice, and getting pretty good results from most
ISPs.  I didn't get many attempts from @home subscribers, other than the
"authorized.... " scan which presumably is done by @home, looking for
servers. Of course, anyone can call themselves "authorized..." so it's
pretty exploitable.

Now, with the linksys router, I'm (AFAIK) secure.
I'd be interested in any information to the contrary.
24.4.165.200 is where I'm at.

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