I just moved and don't have a router of my own (need to research if I can buy one locally that is good and will take DD-WRT or if I'll need to order it) yet. I am plugged into a cable modem in a hotel room. I ran the ShieldsUP tests and most everything came back as decently secure except the ICMP ping reply failed, since it did respond to it. I am using the Windows Firewall with only exceptions for programs I use.
Sure enough, in the ICMP Settings, the box for 'Allow incoming echo request' is checked, but it won't let me disable it. The description says it is automatically allowed if TCP port 445 is enabled.
So I guess I have a few questions:
Is this a secure enough setup until I get a router? If not, is there anything better I could do with software or Windows Firewall configuration?
Is the ICMP echo actually a significant risk? If so, I'd like to disable it, but I don't see in Windows Firewall on how to disable TCP port 445 (which would then allow me to disable the echo req).
Sure enough, in the ICMP Settings, the box for 'Allow incoming echo request' is checked, but it won't let me disable it. The description says it is automatically allowed if TCP port 445 is enabled.
So I guess I have a few questions:
Is this a secure enough setup until I get a router? If not, is there anything better I could do with software or Windows Firewall configuration?
Is the ICMP echo actually a significant risk? If so, I'd like to disable it, but I don't see in Windows Firewall on how to disable TCP port 445 (which would then allow me to disable the echo req).
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