Re: Blocking all but one port?

From: Dr. Bob (rck@houston.rr.com)
Date: 03/21/02 

From: rck@houston.rr.com (Dr. Bob)
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 15:36:50 GMT

On Wed, 20 Mar 2002 23:47:40 GMT, Harry Lime
<harry@limenet.invalid> wrote:

>>:) I block outgoing ports 135-139 in my Linksys BEFSR41.

>Hmmm..... if I block these I no longer can connect to the news server
>and yet the connection shows the expected remote 119 and a local 1267.

I block them and have no problems accessing my news server on Time
Warner RR.

Why is local port 1267 expected?

>Now I wonder what my ISP wants with these ports...? Or is it just the
>LAN side of the Linksys...?

Use Port Detective to find out.

Dr. Bob

"The more perfect a civilization is, the less occasion has it for government,
because the more does it regulate its own affairs, and govern itself."
--Thomas Paine

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