Hi Douglas,
On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, at 11:54:40 -0600, you wrote:
DH> I use the atGuard firewall and have been getting a high number of
DH> "inbound TCP network communications" to http port 80, with no
DH> application being identified as the source. The IP numbers vary, as
DH> I've made rules against allowing some of them. The rest I block one
DH> by one and it's getting tiresome.
DH> What would happen if I ruled out *any* TCP network communication to
DH> http port 80? Does TB! use it? (I also post this query to the Opera
DH> users list).
Port 80 is used for incoming HTTP connections. So, if you don't run a
web server on your box, it's OK to drop all incoming packets with 80 as
destination port.
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Regards,
Lars
The Bat! 1.54 Beta/8 on Windows NT 5.0 Build 2195 Service Pack 2
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