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Title: Changing ftp port
Post by: theKiyote on August 17, 2002, 10:36:25 AM

I am looking at changing the port setting on the ftp server from 21 to a less obvious number.  Is there anyway I can do this?

--theKiyote

Title: Re: Changing ftp port
Post by: Jon Blakely on August 17, 2002, 05:20:24 PM

Do a search on the forums. This topic has been discussed many times

Jon

Title: Re: Changing ftp port
Post by: theKiyote on August 17, 2002, 11:57:10 PM

Im sorry, but looking through the forums, I see a lot of information on forwarding a port from the server to another server on the inside lan, but what im looking for is a way for the server itself to recognize another port as the ftp port.

I saw some information on port opening, is this what i need to do?  I couldnt check up on it because the link to the port opening rpm was broken

--theKiyote

Title: Re: Changing ftp port
Post by: schotty on August 19, 2002, 04:27:40 PM

what would you mean with less obvious?? If someone does a port scan then even this less obvious port will show up as open.

I do not believe that changing the port will secure your site better.

Title: Re: Changing ftp port
Post by: theKiyote on August 25, 2002, 04:08:06 AM

There are internal privacy issues im looking at.  I prefer making my ftp server as hard to find as possable.  While port scanning remains a weakness, I prefer to cut down as many risks as possable

--theKiyote