[Security] Nearly had heart attack ! :-O

[Arwyn Hainsworth]

On 15/03/07, Conrad Knauer <atheoi at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/14/07, Roberto Rojas <simply.snake at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >  You might want to check for other open ports BTW; go System -> Administration -> Network Tools, click on the Port Scan tab and scan your IP address.
> >
> > I wanna try that, but I'm behind a router, so "my" IP (the one my ISP give me) is the router IP,
> > bwhind that router are my computer and my father's computer
> > so how can I see what ports are open on my machine?
>
> Use your LAN IP address (e.g. 192.168.0.100) with the same procedure.
> An easy way to determine either one in a GUI way is to install the
> package "giplet" from universe and add the applet to your gnome panel
> after it installs.
>

Or just look under the support tab in the network preferences,
accessible via the network interface icon on the top right.

Arwyn