Thanks Dennis. Hey..... I finally understand what ports are. Wikipedia told me. Am I correct in my understanding that tey are a connection between an ip address and a service?
:-)~MIKE~(-: On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 6:43 PM, Dennis Kibbe <denn...@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote: > Michael Havens <bmi...@gmail.com> writes: > > > more to the point is there a list telling what ports are configured to > use > > what? > > > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > <SNIP> > /etc/services list common ports and services. See man services. Of > course, you can configure a service to run on a non-standard port. In > the case of SSH (sftp is part of the SSH package) the port is configured > in /etc/ssh/sshd_config. > > Nmap can be used to find open ports on a server but should only be used > if you understand the legal implications of its use. > > dennisk > -- > 27 Years 1987-2014 > SDF Free Public Access UNIX System > http://www.sdf.org > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >
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