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GRC Port Authority Report created on UTC: 2006-07-15 at 06:32:33 Results from scan of ports: 0-1055 0 Ports Open 0 Ports Closed 1056 Ports Stealth --------------------- 1056 Ports Tested ALL PORTS tested were found to be: STEALTH. TruStealth: PASSED - ALL tested ports were STEALTH, - NO unsolicited packets were received, - NO Ping reply (ICMP Echo) was received. Norton AV and Linksys WRT54G Router

I am stealthed and I only have the firewall that is built into my Linksys router. I am not running any software firewall nor am I running the XP firewall. GRC Port Authority Report created on UTC: 2006-03-23 at 04:02:10 Results from scan of ports: 0-1055 0 Ports Open 0 Ports Closed 1056 Ports Stealth --------------------- 1056 Ports Tested ALL PORTS tested were found to be: STEALTH. TruStealth: PASSED - ALL tested ports were STEALTH, - NO unsolicited packets were received, - NO Ping reply (ICMP Echo) was received.

I have 2 problems that I need help with. First my hardware: Desktop computer Dell 8200 Dimension 2 ghz, 768 mb ram, Linksys 10/100 NIC card (100TX LNE), Linksys 54g wireless router (WRT 54G), Sprint Broadband with internet router. Norton 2005 AV Laptop Dell Inspiron 5100 2.6 ghz, 512 mb ram, Dell 1100 WLAN Card. Norton 2005 AV. My first problem: I disabled the firewall on the Linksys router, and I disabled the XP firewall. When I go to Symantec's website and click on the link to check for security risks http://security.symantec.com/default.asp?productid=symhome&langid=ie&venid=sym It tells me that I am not at risk in all catagories. I don't understand how I can not be at risk with the firewalls being disabled. I also confirmed with Sprint Broadband that the router they provided me does not have a built in firewall. I also am pretty sure the Symantec web site works as I did the same thing to my father in laws computer and it told us he was at risk in all areas. I have no 3rd party firewall software installed. Am I missing something or do I somehow have a ghost firewall? My second problem: Since disabeling the firewalls my desktop download speed tests have been in the 3800 - 4000 range. With firewalls enabled I was anywhere from 1200 - 2100. The problem lies with my laptop. With firewalls enabled I would get between 1200 - 2100. No since disabling the firewall I can not get above 1000, while the desktop gets 3800-4000. Why would this be? I hope I have given you enough info, if not please let me know what else you need.

:::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 5308 Kbps about 5.3 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 648 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (main) Test Time:: Mon May 23 2005 07:10:44 GMT-0600 (Mountain Daylight Time) Bottom Line:: 95X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.58 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 173.19 % faster than the average for host (sprintbbd.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-6FRV5BL7A