From owner-freebsd-newbies Sat Jun 24 16:17:25 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mta6.snfc21.pbi.net (mta6.snfc21.pbi.net [206.13.28.240]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 715CE37B54D for ; Sat, 24 Jun 2000 16:17:20 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rd64pro@pacbell.net) Received: from ryan ([207.212.134.233]) by mta6.snfc21.pbi.net (Sun Internet Mail Server sims.3.5.2000.01.05.12.18.p9) with SMTP id <0FWO005D1LZWPB@mta6.snfc21.pbi.net> for freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG; Sat, 24 Jun 2000 16:16:44 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 16:14:59 -0700 From: Ryan Subject: Re: SUNRPC on port 111 To: Eric Walters , "Freebsd Newbies (E-mail)" Reply-To: Ryan Message-id: <003901bfde32$04a95300$e986d4cf@pacbell.net> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.3825.400 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0036_01BFDDF7.58107F40" X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.3825.400 References: <000001bfdde4$490a5880$453288cf@ewalters> X-Priority: 3 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0036_01BFDDF7.58107F40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey Eric, I asked this same question a few weeks ago. In fact, it was for the = exact same reason. Here are excerpts from various replies that I got: RPC stands for Remote Procedure Call; 'man -a rpc' will give you two manual pages to read. there are two general ways to start a daemon, on boot with rc (rc.conf, rc.local, etc) or with inetd.conf. you can disable it by adding a line to your /etc/rc.conf: portmap_enable=3D"NO" see: man rpc man rpc.statd Hope this helps, it did for me. Thanks again guys! Ryan ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Eric Walters=20 To: Freebsd Newbies (E-mail)=20 Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 6:58 AM Subject: SUNRPC on port 111 I ran a port scan on my newly configured freebsd system and I have a = port 111 (SUNRPC) listed. Can anyone tell me what this is and if I can = shut it off. I am trying to make this system as secure as possible. Thanks, Eric To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message ------=_NextPart_000_0036_01BFDDF7.58107F40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hey Eric,
 
I asked this same question a few = weeks ago. In=20 fact, it was for the exact same reason. Here are excerpts from = various=20 replies that I got:
 
RPC stands for Remote Procedure = Call; 'man -a=20 rpc' will give you two
manual pages to read.
 
there are two general ways to start = a daemon,=20 on boot with rc (rc.conf,
rc.local, etc) or with = inetd.conf.
you = can disable=20 it by adding a line to your=20 /etc/rc.conf:
portmap_enable=3D"NO"
 
see:
man rpc
man = rpc.statd
 
Hope this helps, it did for me. = Thanks again=20 guys!
 
Ryan
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Eric=20 Walters
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 = 6:58=20 AM
Subject: SUNRPC on port = 111

I ran a port scan on my newly configured freebsd system = and I=20 have a port
111 (SUNRPC) listed.  Can anyone tell me what this = is and=20 if I can shut it
off.  I am trying to make this system as = secure as=20 possible.

Thanks,

Eric




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