RE: Port 445 on System i5 520 -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: RE: Port 445 on System i5 520
From: "Bob Cagle" <bcagle@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:53:15 -0500
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Thanks for the quick response guys.

I agree that I should lock down the firewall to just the specific ports
necessary. Does anyone know what port iSeries Access uses? Is that the
port specified on the Configure PC5250 screen in Access? I don't want
to lose my ability to login remotely.

Thanks
Bob Cagle

David Gibbs wrote:

c) In general, when it comes to exposing _ANY_ server (IBM i, Linux,

Windows, etc) to the public internet ... you should block everything and
just open up those ports that are necessary to provide services.

Luis Rodriguez wrote:

445 is used by NetServer.

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Follow-Ups:

Re: Port 445 on System i5 520 , David Gibbs
Re: Port 445 on System i5 520 , Luis Rodriguez
RE: Port 445 on System i5 520 , Porterfield, Sean
RE: Port 445 on System i5 520 , Richard Thomas

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