I forgot to secure with TCP wrappers open the hosts dent file and
add a line all : all . this will deny connection to your
services and is a basic first step to secure your computer
Unless I am corrected LOL Which will be likely :)
On Sat, 05 Feb 2000, you wrote:
> Log in as root open etc/inetd.conf and comment out the services
> you dont want too run. You can also configure TCP wrappers to block
> much. Its good to lock down services you dont need as they can be
> used to hack into your system
>
>
> On Sat, 05 Feb 2000, you wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> > I've just been looking at http://grc.com/default and after having my
> > ports scanned, I see that I am open to ftp, telnet, and pop3 connections. I
> > don't run any kind of server, so how can I block these ports?
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Paul
> --
> QOTD:
> I'm not a nerd -- I'm "socially challenged".
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