On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 11:47:41AM +0300, Eliran wrote: > /* Long Article */ > > Hello, > I have just ran netstat and found out that these ports are open: > > 515, 6000, 113, 25 > > there are others but only these are connectable and in State LISTEN > (netstat --inet -an), the 25 port is the mail server postscript and > I allowed it.
actually postfix :-) so s/postscript/postfix ... > > Then what is port 515, 6000, 113 I thought 113 is some kind of another > mail server (not to send mail, to receive mail) but its not that. > > I have checked a list of ports but they were only trojans ports only. > > In linuxconf I set the 'network' to be on each boot, is this related > to one of the ports ? > > After googling for "Port 515" I found out this is a printer daemon > (lpd) and I dont want others to be able to connect to it, is there > a way to block it so only 127.0.0.1 will able to connect to it ? > (ipchains ?) > > Googling for port 6000 tells me it is a remote X server, others > can connect to it ? > > I also run an Identd application for IRC ident and that should be port 113. > > So I found out that: > > 113 - Identd > 6000 - X server > 515 - Printer Daemon > 25 - Mail server > > I need port 113 and 25 open, about the printer daemon... I need it to > print stuff but is it neccessary to run as a daemon ? Is there a way > to still be able to print without runing this world-wide accessible > daemon ? anyway when I connect to it what commands are availible ? > > Port 25 is important for my mail, and I need it too. > > So what I don't need is port 25 and 113 , X server (is this xfs?) should > be down and the printer daemon if it is not important for printing jobs. > > Thanks A lot! > > Regards, Eliran ! > > -- > <a href="http://eg-site.tripod.com";>Eliran</a> > > I spilled Spot Remover on my dog... Now he's gone. > -- Stephen Wright > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- <a href="http://eg-site.tripod.com";>Eliran</a> "The great object is, that every man be armed. [...] Every one who is able may have a gun." -- Patrick Henry, speech of June 14 1788 ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
