Re: Strange ports

["R. DuFresne" <dufresne () sysinfo com>]

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Without port 53, networking in any real fashion would be pretty tough 
without a vast memory of all existing IP address-space.

Thanks,

Ron DuFresne


On Tue, 19 Jun 2007, zion wrote:

> Hi Killy,
>
> I am not sure if even port 53 needs to be open, It all depends on what 
> service do you want to offer to the world. so you need to see if your 
> organizations is offering this service to the world e.g. 3389 terminal 
> service for the world to see ? you may need to contact some one in your 
> organizations to ask if they need those services from the internet ?
>
> Hope i have been of some help.
>
> Regards
> Zion
>
>
> killy wrote:
> > Scanning my external firewall(at work), I (yes, it is my job to) find this:
> >
> >
> > PORT     STATE    SERVICE
> > 53/tcp   open     domain
> >
> > 1029/tcp open     ms-lsa
> > 1032/tcp open     iad3
> >
> > 3389/tcp open     ms-term-serv
> >
> >
> > Why would 1029 and 1032 need to be open from the outside?
> >
> > -Kill
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