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    Web Port 80 and IDent 113

    I have a 2 computer network. I have file sharing enabled. I am using a Linksys Router Model NR041.Both machines are firewalled with Zone Alarm. One Machine has Windows XP and the other has Windows 98. When I run the the online security scan, it says my Port 80 (web) and Port 113 (ident) are closed. They should be blocked so they can be in stealth mode like all my other ports. Does anyone know why those ports are closed and not Blocked, and is there a way for them to be Blocked (Stealthed)? Thanks

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    Originally posted here by yourdeadin

    if you block ur port 80 then there will be no more browsing for you !


    and port 113
    Port 113 identd/auth. ... Reveals a lot of information to hackers.
    so i guess that you can block port 113
    http://www.iss.net/security_center/a...13/default.htm
    I thought the browser use random port to connect to port 80 of the web server...so blocking local port 80 is not a problem if you doesn't run a local web server.
    The online scan is scanning the gateway (router), not your pc...or may be I am wrong?

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    You can block port 80 perfectly fine. You will be able to keep browsing. You won't be able to host your own webserver though (not configured to use that default port anyways).

    Identd is typically used to provide some 'authentication' data when connecting to IRC-networks. You can shut it down and still connect to most networks though, as I understand it.
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    if you block ur port 80 then there will be no more browsing for you !
    WRONG. Please do your research before you give an unknowing person bad information.

    Clients use a random port beginning at 1024 + 1. Anything below this is considered priviledged ports for the localhost. The connection then hits port 80 on the REMOTE host, not the localhost.

    identd is a simple service to authenticate remote users. It can query which user on a remote system attempts to establish a connection. This service is clear text and no longer in wide use. However, many mail servers will still query it. Some IRC servers use it to verify the userid. What information does IDENT reveal to "hackers"? The worst issues with the service are related to the bad design thus it is subject to buffer overflows, etc.. It's a relic from a time when the internet was a friendly place.

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    I would consult your routers web interface to either create a rule filtering those ports or in some cases a radio button is available to select to specificaly filter said ports. The router should have documentation on how to get there... something like http://192.168.1.1 and entering the default user/pass.
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    Thanks for the replies guys. The internet security stealth scan (sygate) doesn't scan my routers' assigned IP to each of my computers. It only scans the IP given to me by my ISP. So am I safe since I have a firewall on both of my networked computers. My router uses NAT. ??? So i guess i can't stealth my ports 80 and 113, or can I?

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    The IP assigned by your ISP is going to be the WAN address(or external interface) for your router. This means the online test is scanning your router. I have seen ISPs block ports but usually if they block port 80 they also block common trojan ports and tons of others as well. This leads me to the conclusion your router is responding to the scans with these ports blocked. This is not exactly desired behaviour, but is not terribly serious. If I had to guess (and I'm going too ) I would say you need to upgrade the firmware on your router. I have seen linksys firmwares report ports as closed before, and the problem was resolved through a firmware upgrade. As far as the IDENT protocol goes, I would say its not a huge information leak, but it can be used to return the UserID of a particlular TCP connection. This can be used to gather a list of valid accounts for later bruteforce or dictionary attacks on another service, but this scenario is really only troublesome in a multiuser system with services availbale to exploit. (telnet,ssh,etc)

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    Ok thanks a lot Maestr0, i'll upgrade my router's firmware right now to see if that fixes the problem.

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    It seems like the firmware on my router is new than the firmware upgrade available at the website (www.networkeverywhere.com), lol, i guess i'll just keep the firmware that i already have. I have firmware Version 1.2 Release 06, and the one i downloaded (only 1 option), is firmware Version 1.2 Release 03.

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    You may want to try the other one.

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    edit: Maybe not.
    http://secunia.com/advisories/12393/
    Still, cant find anything about ANY releases over 1.2 03. Are sure its 1.2 06?
    Their ftp hosts 1.2 01, and 1.2 03
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