Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 15:42:54 -0400 (EDT) From: "Ean Kingston" <ean@hedron.org> To: sergei@gnezdov.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Outgoing port 113 connections Message-ID: <1065.216.220.59.169.1112643774.squirrel@216.220.59.169> In-Reply-To: <20050404184626.GI89002@gnezdov.net> References: <20050404184626.GI89002@gnezdov.net>
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> My firewall keeps reporting that it denies outgoing 113 port
> connections.
>
> Why would I allow port 113 outgoing connections? I don't seem to have
> any problems at the moment.
So that applications on your system can perform a remote ident request. I
don't know of any program that requires ident to work. Some (like ssh in
some configurations) will try it to get more information about the remote
user by trying an ident call over the network.
> Also, how would I identify which program is trying to connect to 113
> port?
$ grep 113 /etc/services
auth 113/tcp ident tap #Authentication Service
auth 113/udp ident tap #Authentication Service
You may also try sockstat, netstat, and tcpdump.
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Ean Kingston
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