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Default Virgin SuperHub2 and DMZ setting

On 15/02/2014 11:09, David.WE.Roberts wrote:
I now have my Virgin SuperHub2 set to accept incoming calls to a DMZ (RPi
running a VPN server).

I used 'shields up' to check what the ports were doing.

Now without DMZ turned on everything is stealthed.

With DMZ turned on Port 22 (ssh) and Post 1723 (pptpd for VPN) are both
opened automatically.

The rest go to 'closed' instead of 'stealthed'.

The opening of the two ports seems reasonable for an instant DMZ, but I am
puzzled why the other ports now show as 'closed'.
AFAIK a 'closed' port will show up on a port scan by 'bad people' whereas
a 'stealthed' one will not.


Last time I looked you got a different response from the final router
for a destination that wasn't there and for one that didn't respond.
That is you can stealth your ports but someone can still tell you are there.