How do you close an open port in Linux Mandrake 7.2

Thanks
Aaron

buy a linux book.

you have to stop the service.. I'd recommend you purchase a book about linux so you can learn more about services and how they are handled in linux. For a starter, try:
service <servicename> stop

Of course that will only stop that for the session, and if its an inetd service thats another issue..

I like the Linux Bible.

Actually you may not need a book. There should be plenty of
documentation online about the distro that you are using.

But first things first, you need to find out HOW the service is
starting. After you find out how it starts (from what script)
then you can go about disabling that script so that it does
not run on boot.

no

i said that because he's been asking so many questions that it'st ime he got a book.

Originally posted by clocker1996
no

i said that because he's been asking so many questions that it'st ime he got a book.

The documentation he needs is printed online in it's entirety.
I don't see the problem in suggesting that he go read it.

Simply telling someone "go buy a book" isn't that helpful, I figured
maybe pointing him to online docs or newsgroups might be.

Heh :o