Re: how can i close an open port ?

From: Ken Schaefer (kenREMOVE_at_THISadOpenStatic.com)
Date: 11/28/03 

Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 18:08:00 +1100

Use a firewall?

I don't think you want to close it. To do that you need to work out what's
using it, and stop that process, however you might want that process to run.
So, instead you use a firewall to limit access to that port to trusted
machines only.

Cheers
Ken

"yousef" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:711DEAA0-F04B-45E7-871D-A3DA9413E477@microsoft.com...
: hello
: i found that port 5000 is opened in my pc ...how can i close an open port?
: thanks

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