Security Problem

[Ben Guansing]

What should one do if TCP sockets state "LISTEN" is indicated?

--ben

On Thursday, June 19, 2003, at 12:02 AM, iBook List wrote:

> Well, a hole in your firewall is only half the problem--is there
> something
> listening at the hole?  You can use "netstat" to determine what ports
> are
> being listened to.  Try just plain "netstat" and look for TCP sockets
> in state
> "LISTEN."
>
> If there's no process listening, then it is unlikely the hole would
> allow someone
> to successfully attack your machine.
>
> 	Mike