Is it possible to secure the ports on my Debian
machine so that other machines on the internet
cannot get through?
Is there some way to configure pppd to block packets?
Is it possible to secure the ports on my Debian
machine so that other machines on the internet
cannot get through?
Is there some way to configure pppd to block packets?
ipchains. Read the IPCHAINS-HOWTO. Or just disable all the services
through /etc/inetd.conf (not advised for a couple of
Which ports are inadvisable for closing? TIA, John N.
At 09:07 PM 3/6/2000 -0600, Andrei Ivanov wrote:
ipchains. Read the IPCHAINS-HOWTO. Or just disable all the services
through /etc/inetd.conf (not advised for a couple of ports).
Which ports are inadvisable for closing? TIA, John N.
It depends on what you do on the net. For example, some irc servers
(irc.prison.net is one of tehm) require for you to run ident in order to
connect to them.
Obviously, you wnat to turn off useless ports...discard, daytime, time,
finger,
Which ports are inadvisable for closing? TIA, John N.
it depends on what the box does. if it's just a workstation for you then
you can probably turn off everything in inetd.conf except ident.
ports you might want to look into leaving open, depending on the purpose of
the box:
ftp
ssh
ident
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