Correcting a minor detail in my own post, in case anyone ever searches
this topic and comes up with this post in the future (that, and I
appear to like to hear myself type).
Nick Holland wrote:
> That would be the PC-Anywhere port.
make that "That would one of the PC-Anywhere ports."
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The other one is 5631. One is TCP, the other is UDP. Which is which
I refuse to post because I'd stupidly do it out of memory, and it
would be really embarassing to have to correct myself TWICE for
one posting.
Nick.
Nick Holland continued his incessant babbling:
>
> Odds are, if someone is repeatedly trying to connect to your site
> using that number, they transposed a couple digits somewhere in their
> IP config...they will figure it out soon.
>
> Worry about your computer at home? Only if you are 1) running
> PC-Anywhere and 2) not behind some kind of firewall or have a
> PC-Anywhere tunnel set up through said firewall. If someone WERE to
> get ahold of a system inside your office or home that WAS running
> PCAnywhere and guess or figure out your password...um...well, let's
> just say thinking quickly, I can't come up with a much worse scenario.
>
> I find it unlikely that a knowledgable cracker (yes, admittedly, that
> is a usually a contradiction in terms) would spend a lot of time
> working on a PC-Anywhere attempt -- too hard to explain, too easy to
> trace, so I'd guess it is an innocent error. On the other hand, it
> could always be one of your own employees trying to "work from home",
> trying to get to their own machine and not understanding the issue of
> firewalls and NAT. In this case, it could be a dangerous indicator of
> a lack of understanding of security issues inside your office.
>
> Nick.
>
> Network Adminstrator wrote:
> > Ive been receiving alarms for someone trying to connect to TCP/IP
> > port 5632. My question is....is this a port that is commonly used?
> > Is it for a particular hack? Im currently blocking it on the on our
> > Gnatbox, but is it something that I should be concerned about ...let
> > say on my computer at home??
> >
> > Adrian McCray
> > LAN Manager
