Hi,
> I have edited the /etc/services > file.Now...when i do netstat -a i get the output > below.Is this normal? Why did you edit /etc/services ? It's just used for mapping a name over a port number (like http --> 80). Its not used for launching servers. Edit /etc/inetd.conf instead. This file list the ports listened by Inetd. Remove all un-needed servers here. Also, in you boot process (/etc/rc.d), disable all unwished servers. If you have another copy of /etc/services, re-isntall it. It's totally safe. The most complete one is surely from FreeBSD. Jacques Bourdeau