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Protection Engine and Stealth ports
Hello, Recently, I purchased a Nighthawk RS100 Router. After configuring it, I tested my setup using Shields Up . All my ports reported as Stealth and the router log was clean of anything seriou...
My sense is that these are incompatible goals:
- Not responding to connection requests (stealth) is a method to prevent attacks. However,
- Netgear's Protection Engine cannot analyze internet activities unless it acknowledges connection requests.
Your choice as to which offers a better environment.
Personally, stealth is the "way to go". i.e. "nothing to see here. go look somewhere else."