Re: iptables rules and open ports
All listed in /etc/inetd.conf. Comment them out.
On Tue, 13 Feb 2001, Vadim Kutsyy wrote:
>Jason, good idea. I took care about ssh (removed all [K,S]20ssh).
>Hoever I have no clue what to do with aother ports.
>
>port 13: daytime
>port 37: time
>port 9: discard
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Jason Schepman wrote:
>>
>> Vadim,
>>
>> I would turn off the services that are using those ports (if you don't need
>> them). For instance, port 22 is going to be your ssh daemon listening for
>> connections. If you have a standalone workstation, I can't imagine why you
>> would need ssh running. I'm not sure what the other ports are. If you do a
>> $netstat -a
>> it will tell you the name of the ports. If you're not using them, stop the
>> services or uninstall the packages that are launching them.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Vadim Kutsyy" <vadim@kutsyy.com>
>> To: "Debian User" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
>> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 11:33 PM
>> Subject: iptables rules and open ports
>>
>> > I have stand alone workstation withour any network, so I am trying to
>> > keep all ports close. I run kernel 2.4 with iptables. Recent scaning
>> > (by www.dslreports.com) shows that ports 13,22,37 and 9 are open. Any
>> > recomendation on how to close them?
>
>
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