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port 3128?

dlex

port 3128?
« on: November 27, 2002, 12:43:21 AM »
I did a trojan-horse scan at sygate.com and it reportet an open port on 3128 on my private-server and gateway. I found out that this is probably 'squid'. should I close that port and if how ?

thanx
dlex

Bob Todd

Re: port 3128?
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2002, 02:28:29 AM »
no dont close it - thats the port used by the proxy server in SME to connect your network to the internet for web browsing. What some may suggest is that u change the port number to make it less obvious that you run a squid proxy but cant comment on the security of squid against hackers - dont know enough about it.

dlex

Re: port 3128?
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2002, 07:47:07 PM »
thanks for the reply!
that's what I also thought, so I'll let it open - no risk no fun ;)