Brandon High <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> should I open(accept) or close(deny, perhaps reject?) the port 113??? >> > >> >I've got it closed on my machines. I don't know what you might need it >> >for. >> >> We've been through at least once, haven't we? *sigh*
Obligatory link: <http://logi.cc/linux/reject_or_deny.php3>. I say you should close the port with a TCP RST flag unless you know otherwise. > I know what port 113 is for: > schitzo:~[1]> grep 113 /etc/services > auth 113/tcp authentication tap ident > > I just don't know what you might need the ident server for. You use it to provide userid details to folks who want to know who's responsible for a given connection from your machine. Notably this includes mail, FTP and IRC servers. ~Tim -- <http://spodzone.org.uk/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
