Port 12345 is Netbus. Definitely want to block that. Not sure what Ivan meant by, don't block ports. I think that's exactly what you should do. That's one of the main functions of a firewall.
-----Original Message----- From: Ivan Hernandez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 12:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: ASBB11; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: port 12345 windows95/nt Don't block ports! close unknkow programs! Richard Cotterell wrote: >Ref: ASBB11 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>'s > message dated 4 Feb 2002, 16:18 hours. > >>Sorry for the very basic question. >>Using superscan I found this port open on my computer. How can I close >>it? I use sygate personal firewall but it looks like I do not have >>options to shut down ports, I can only act on protocols. >>Thanks, >> >>Angelo >> >You seem to be in need of, say, Port Blocker from AnalogX. > >Take a look at: > ><http://www.analogx.com/> > >and decide if this is the tool you are looking for. > >An alternative is to use Tiny Personal Firewall (freeware if personal use) and block >specific protocol ports as required. > > >-- >Richard H. Cotterell <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Advice is like snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, >and the deeper it sinks into the mind. > -Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet and philosopher (1772-1834) >
