Warren Mansur wrote:
>
> As a side note, does anyone know how to close off port 6000 (used by X),
> to be turned on only when needed? I try and keep only the ports I use
> open, and I don't use the x server for remote hosts, which is what I
> assume this port to be used for.
Better stil, turn it off forever and use ssh with X port forwarding
when you need to get at your firewalled system remotely. (This presumes
that you have an ssh client available, which isn't necessarily true if
you're using someone else's system on the remote end.)
-- Jerry Callen
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