Re: port 113 ?

["Klemen Kecman" <klemen@sting.si>]

> Hi all
>
> on my debian fw, im running virtually no services (as to which is the
> law) on my fw:
>
> gate:~# netstat -ln
> Active Internet connections (only servers)
> Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State
> tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:113             0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
> tcp        0      0 192.168.111.10:22       0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
> tcp        0      0 192.168.111.10:3128     0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:25            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
> udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:33644           0.0.0.0:*
> Active UNIX domain sockets (only servers)
> Proto RefCnt Flags       Type       State         I-Node Path
> gate:~#
>
>
> Soo I would like to know, if it is advisable to stop identd. I have
> googled abit and from what I gather, its considered as dangerous and
> basically pointless to run. By removing / stopping this service, will it
> hamper hinder my users, other servers in any other way. I only run a
> mail and ftp server.
>
> Kind Regards and thanks inadvance
> Brent Clark
>
>

You can stop ident daemon (which ever you have), as long as you don't need
it ;)

Greets,
Klemen K.