On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:43:57 -0700 BartlebyScrivener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've been on Etch for about a year. Still learning ins and outs. I > installed the dictd server for local use only (I hope). I'm behind NAT > router etc, but when I do nmap on local network, it says: > > Not shown: 1677 closed ports > PORT STATE SERVICE > 111/tcp open rpcbind > 113/tcp open auth > 2628/tcp open dict > > I installed the dict server only for my local machine, so wondering > why it shows open? If anybody has experience in this please advise or > point to more reading. The access specification in /etc/dictd/dictd.conf just causes dictd to return a "530 access denied" message to unauthorized hosts, as can be seen with "telnet xxxxxxxxx 2628"; it doesn't cause the connection to be refused on the TCP level. > Thank you, > > rd Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
