My port is open, HELP!

[Jimmy Lum]

I have just install a linksys router (internal switch), on my dell laptop with win98se, blackice 2.1X, TCP/IP unbound from everything except my NIC, file and print sharing turn off and on roadrunner cable modem.
I did a scan on secure-me and it show my port 67, 69, 520 is open, and during the scan, nothing is running except internet explorer, can somebody please help.

[Just Mark]

Had the same problem. Just forward the ports to an unused IP using the advanced settings. This will take care of the problem.

[CBR900RR]

Is there any reason why this port is open, I went to dos, and it doesn't show on netstat, also blackice didn't catch it too, will that be a problem with secure-me web site.

[CBR900RR]

Is there any reason why this port is open, I went to dos, and it doesn't show on netstat, also blackice didn't catch it too, will that be a problem with secure-me web site.

[ExarKun]

trust your command prompt using the netstat command will list all ports in use.. most of the online security sites, though constructed well lack real diganose abilitly

also use "netstat -a -n |more" for a little more detail

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[Stu]

Port 67 is the Bootstrap Protocol Server, you might want to leave that open (for output at least) if you are using DHCP--it's what "requests" the DHCP server to assign you an IP address (which responds to port 68).

As for the other two ports, 69 (Trivial File Transfer--a.k.a. tftp) and 520 (extended file name server on tcp; or RIP local routing process if it's on udp), I'd worry more about the former. tftp is a fairly unsecure/wide-open ftp server (I'm assuming it's up and running, as ports generally don't open themselves up on their own).

Most good firewall packages /should/ lock those ports down for you--unless of course they detect daemons/services running through those ports. So, you might want to check and see if you are in fact running daemons on these ports.

[MrRonald-Gn]

I have installed @Guard 3.1 now and all the ports is setting in STHEALT mode, wat means that there is no resons is giving if there an incomming message as PING etc. Also you can filter anything as cookies and you can block the reclame message's etc.

You can find the program on www.atguard.com


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