On 03/10/2017 12:21 PM, Joseph Key wrote: > > On 3/10/2017 8:03 AM, rhubarbpieguy at gmail.com wrote: >> >> I'm exploring switching my ISP provider to CenturyLink. I test my >> firewall with ShieldsUP! Unfortunately, the heavy majority of >> "stealth" ports using my current provider display as "closed" using >> CenturyLink. Does anyone have experience with CenturyLink/ShieldsUP! >> and CenturyLink's modem settings? >> >> I hope it's appropriate posting this question here. It's perhaps not >> technically a Linux question but I am using Linux and iptables. >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> > Are you going to use the Century Link modem as your router or use a > Linux router like Ipfire, Ipcop for the router. I'm using Ipfire and > use the pppoe setting so the moden doesn't have anything to do with my > network internals. > > Joseph > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > I'm uncertain I understand your question but I intend to use only the CenturyLink-supplied modem. I wonder if PPPoE is the problem. As I understand, CenturyLink allows nothing but. May I ask if your ports display as stealth with ShieldsUP! https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2. I'm not a shill for the product and there are other ways to check firewalls, but I'm used to it and "closed" versus "stealth" ports seems a step backward.