Re: Should I let this one in?

From: -|- Special K' -|- (Telstraownsallyouryasses@broadbandbullcrap.com)
Date: 01/11/02 

From: "-|- Special K' -|-" <Telstraownsallyouryasses@broadbandbullcrap.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 02:46:44 GMT

<hal> wrote in message news:3c3da563.173525206@news.blackfoot.net...
> On Thu, 10 Jan 2002 03:14:58 GMT, wrote:
>
> >TPF has logged the following in my firewall logs and I was wondering what
> >they are?
> >
> >Blocked In UDP, <My IP>:68 -> localhost:67 Owner: No Owner
> >Blocked In UDP, 0.0.0.0:68 -> localhost:67 Owner: No Owner (I think this
> >one was 67 I can't remember)
> >
> Bootps runs on port 67. It looks like you have a boot server daemon
> running on your firewall box. You don't say what OS. You should read
> up on shutting down unnecessary services on your FW.

Sorry, I'm running Windows XP and I have installed IIS but currently it is
not switched on.

Do you know of a website in which I can go to to see what ports / services I
need to block?

> >What are they and do I need to let them through?
>
> They look like they are coming from you, so they aren't going through
> anywhere.
> >
> >Also I have noticed that a lot of applications (or all?) attempt a UDP or
> >TCP with the remote addresss being 127.0.0.1, do I need to allow those
> >through as well?
>
> 127.0.0.1 is the loopback address. That is your FW box trying to
> connect to itself. Usefull in many applications, but a sign of
> misconfiguration in others.

Is it necessary to allow them through or should I simply block that address
fro all applications?

>
> Hal
>
> >
> >TIA
> >
> >
>

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