On Wed, Jan 17, 2001, the greycells of Mukund expressed:
> Run nmap -v your.IP.address and check if any port is open except smtp, imap,
> and httpd.
nmap is most effective when run from an outside network. It gives yo a fairly
correct idea of the status of your ports.
>
> BTW if you are using dial up line, your IP address is dynamic, and chances
> of breaking in your machine with root kit are practically nil.
No, it is still very risky. Chances are practically nil, not exactly nil.
Always be aware. Incidents of dialup users broken into are not zero.
A general word of caution:
Do not try running nmap on servers like yahoo, hotmail etc.. There is sure to
be a complaint against you at your ISP ;-)
Cheers,
-amar-
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