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Old 10-14-2008   #1
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How can I test to see if my firewalls (Hardware and software) are really protecting my computer?
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How can I test to see if my firewalls (Hardware and software) are really protecting my computer?
Go here to PC Flank and run the tests there, they will tell you how good your firewall is protecting you...

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thank you. I downloaded Flank and I'll play around with it a bit. I'm not sure I understand all the info that it gives me.
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Hello,do you still need help with this,please post back if you do.

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