On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 08:34:18AM -0800, Mad Scientist wrote: > Deacon said: > > Whether through one port or one hundred ports, it's only that > > software that'll be responding on those ports. You are not any more > > or less secure opening port #100 than you were at port #1. > > When it's on one port or on specific ports, then the software generally > sits and listens on those ports, holding them open. Usually when software > requires a range, it does not hold them all open at once, but instead uses > the ports as required. Because the ports are not held open in listen > state, a trojan or other piece of malware could take over one of the > ports. Your software might go through its range, find that port > unavailable, and try the next one without reporting an error.
Moot argument. If you have malicious software running on your "trusted" network, you're already toast. Firewall-foo will not save you. -- Blaine Kahle [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0x178AA0E0 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
