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Re: port 113?



Sven Simon wrote:

> I noticed lots of dropped packages destined for port 113 on our servers
> ever since I set the access-list on the cisco.
> /etc/services reads "auth 113/tcp # Authentication Service". What does
> it auhtenticate? Do I have to let them thru to run ftp, pop3, smtp or
> any other service that needs authentication?

If you don't do IRC, you should probably just reject ident connections.
If you just drop them, connecting to an ftp server might take a long time.
(Until the connection attempt times out).

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