Topic: Closing Port 111

[David]

How do I go about closing port 111? I'm getting hit big time with
scans on that port. Portsentry is being kept busy.

[Charlie Brady]

David wrote:
 
> How do I go about closing port 111?

Port 111 *is* closed.

> I'm getting hit big time with
> scans on that port. Portsentry is being kept busy.

Then remove Portsentry.

Charlie

[David]

>> How do I go about closing port 111?

>Port 111 *is* closed.

In the SERVICES file in /etc it was still active. I just commented them out.

>> I'm getting hit big time with
>> scans on that port. Portsentry is being kept busy.

[Charlie Brady]

David wrote:

> >> How do I go about closing port 111?
>
> >Port 111 *is* closed.
>
> In the SERVICES file in /etc it was still active. I just
> commented them out.

/etc/services is just a database which maps names to port numbers (and vice versa). It doesn't cause any services to run.

Charlie

[David]

> >> How do I go about closing port 111?
>
> >Port 111 *is* closed.
>
> In the SERVICES file in /etc it was still active. I just
> commented them out.

>/etc/services is just a database which maps names to port numbers (and vice versa). It doesn't cause any services to run.



Ok your right Your the expert. I just did a quick scan using nmap and it confirmed that 111 is infact closed.