Ben Sandee;155863 Wrote: 
> On 11/18/06, tbessie <tbessie.2hi53b1163910001 (AT) no-mx (DOT)
> forums.slimdevices.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > My software firewall on the machine I'm running SlimServer on is
> > blocking an attempt to connect to UDP Port 3865, apparently when
> > SlimServer starts up.  I've search in this forum, and seen
> references
> > to this port, but in the documentation and Wiki, there is nothing at
> > all about it.
> >
> > Why is SlimServer (or the SqueezeBox, but I think its a component of
> > SlimServer -- possibly the MySql instance?) trying to connect to
> port
> > 3865? Is it Not A Good Thing(tm) that my firewall's blocking it? 
> And
> > is this documented anywhere?
> 
> 
> A quick google reveals it is probably the xPL plugin. You can disable
> this
> plugin if you are concerned -- unless you are using xPL in which case
> you
> would probably want to open up the port.
> 
> Given all the different plugins, it may be time consuming to list
> every
> possible port used.  This FAQ entry tells you what SlimServer uses for
> its
> core player communication:
> 
> http://faq.slimdevices.com/index.php?action=artikel&cat=2&id=76&artlang=en&highlight=ports
> 
> In short, TCP 3483, 9000 and UDP 3483.
> 
> I could be wrong, but I think that UDP 3483 may only be used for
> SliMP3
> devices.
> 
> Ben

Thanks, Ben; I'd already looked at that FAQ, but you're probably right
about about the plugin being the culprit for that one port.  I didn't
know what "xPL" was -- hadn't crossed my mind that the SqueezeBox's
plugins would be making network connections, even though I already used
some of them to do that, D'oh! :-)

Incidentally, as I posed elsewhere, I think the BOOTPC/BOOTPS packets
(and maybe the SSDP packets, as well) are coming from the Roku
SoundBridge that's also on the network.  It seems to be interacting
with SlimServer (I know some people use an altered version of
SlimServer with the SoundBridge - me, I'd like to keep them from
interacting, I'll see if I can configure the firewall to block
SlimServer from them).

Thanks for the pointers!

- Tim


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