Why not? I was always under the impression that closing ports AND shutting down unknown applications was the best approach to handling unknown traffic and preventing break ins. I know that with closing a port you run the risk of stopping a trusted application from working, but by the same token - if you trust the application you should KNOW what ports it uses.
On Wed, 06 Mar 2002 15:49:04 -0300 Ivan Hernandez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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) > > > > -- Jim Willmore [EMAIL PROTECTED]
