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01-01-2007, 09:18 AM #1Web Hosting Evangelist
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Cheking ports!
Hello
I have a dedicated server .
How can I check which ports are open on my server and which of them are not?
and does the port 6603 has any security notice?
Thanks
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01-01-2007, 09:23 AM #2Junior Guru Wannabe
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You can use nmap to know about the open ports in the server
Usage :- nmap <server ip>
If nmap is not installed install it via yum ' yum install nmap'
The command netstat -lpn can also be used to know about the open ports in the server
If any unnecessary ports are found open, you may need to block it in iptables(firewall).
2. I haven't heard any security issue with port 6603
Please let us if you need anything elseLast edited by cybersavvy; 01-01-2007 at 09:29 AM.
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01-01-2007, 09:28 AM #3Web Hosting Evangelist
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Thanks cybersavvy
But what about the port 6603 if I pen this port , does it have any security problem?
Thanks
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01-01-2007, 09:32 AM #4Junior Guru Wannabe
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I haven't heard any security issue with port 6603. If you are sure that none of the programs are using it and still showing in nmap , you can block the port in iptables
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01-01-2007, 09:38 AM #5LORD OF THE RINGS
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Port 6603 doesn't have any known security problem. But, its advisable to block all the unnecessary portsto avoid any problems.
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01-06-2007, 07:48 AM #6Web Hosting Evangelist
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I need to open this port because I have a site on server "a" (that is not mine) and want the site on the server "a " read the MySQL database from my server, what can I do to do it?
Thanks
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01-06-2007, 08:30 AM #7Web Hosting Master
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Are you sure you don't mean port 3306 (the mysql port)?
If so, you need to open 3306 for remote hosts to access your DBs.