computer help, page-5

i do not know too much about computers, but i am led to believe, that a baodband, modem router, acts as a firewall. not that i know how, or why, as i think that people can copy my files from "person to person" file sharing type programs. however, i did the test, and it seems that the 64 ports that were tested, were all protected

i got the following message

Your system has achieved a perfect "TruStealth" rating. Not a single packet — solicited or otherwise — was received from your system as a result of our security probing tests. Your system ignored and refused to reply to repeated Pings (ICMP Echo Requests). From the standpoint of the passing probes of any hacker, this machine does not exist on the Internet. Some questionable personal security systems expose their users by attempting to "counter-probe the prober", thus revealing themselves. But your system wisely remained silent in every way. Very nice.