Quoting Sebastiaan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > - I did a nmap localhost and discovered that unwanted ports 'sunrpc' (111) > and 'printer' (515) are open. I have not found these in inetd.conf and I > do not know how to turn these off. I have already tried removing sunrpc.o > from the modules, but the computer would not do that. What is this port > used for?
To turn off portmapper (111) in potato (where it's not a separate package), you could try: # /etc/init.d/portmap stop # mv -i /etc/init.d/portmap /etc/init.d/portmap-hidden (or remove its execute permission). Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.
