help with ports

o_loader · 10-02-2006, 05:41 PM

moved to uni halls, set my pc up went on the network..

I ran peer guardian just to see what traffic i was getting, and i saw that my uni were listening to port 10421 constantly.

What is that port normally used for? and should i be worried??

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o_|404|innoc-tpf- · 10-02-2006, 06:32 PM

That's going to be in the unreserved range. Nothing is coming up in a quick google search and I've never run across it... Though I will typically throw most services I can to random high ports as a small part of my server hardening.

o_loader · 10-02-2006, 06:43 PM

so i gotta worry or not?

o_|404|innoc-tpf- · 10-02-2006, 06:45 PM

Probably not. Just make sure you're firewalled on your machine and you can rest easy. I did see some reference to a Unix based app that would send a shutdown to Windows Machine/builds but that's a new one to me.

Edit: It may be that there's a spyware/malware app that works on that port so they're monitoring for it.

Circuitous · 10-02-2006, 06:59 PM

Ask someone running the network.

o_someoldguy · 10-02-2006, 07:46 PM

Don't know if they are using this port to measure bandwidth or not:

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~hnn/igi/igi-ptr-2.1/README

o_loader · 10-02-2006, 08:36 PM

it's calmed down now.

10-02-2006, 05:41 PM	#1
o_loader Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Portsmouth, England Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	help with ports moved to uni halls, set my pc up went on the network.. I ran peer guardian just to see what traffic i was getting, and i saw that my uni were listening to port 10421 constantly. What is that port normally used for? and should i be worried?? edit picture: Last edited by o_loader; 10-02-2006 at 06:16 PM. Reason: picture

10-02-2006, 06:59 PM	#5
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Ask someone running the network. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

10-02-2006, 06:32 PM	#2
o_\|404\|innoc-tpf- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Midtown Express Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	That's going to be in the unreserved range. Nothing is coming up in a quick google search and I've never run across it... Though I will typically throw most services I can to random high ports as a small part of my server hardening.

10-02-2006, 06:43 PM	#3
o_loader Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Portsmouth, England Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	so i gotta worry or not?

10-02-2006, 06:45 PM	#4
o_\|404\|innoc-tpf- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Midtown Express Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Probably not. Just make sure you're firewalled on your machine and you can rest easy. I did see some reference to a Unix based app that would send a shutdown to Windows Machine/builds but that's a new one to me. Edit: It may be that there's a spyware/malware app that works on that port so they're monitoring for it.

10-02-2006, 07:46 PM	#6
o_someoldguy Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Just east of the jug handle Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Don't know if they are using this port to measure bandwidth or not: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~hnn/igi/igi-ptr-2.1/README

10-02-2006, 08:36 PM	#7
o_loader Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Portsmouth, England Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	it's calmed down now.

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