Re: how can i open a port

From: Rene's Caltech Email (shyfire_at_azrael.caltech.edu)
Date: 10/01/03

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Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 15:17:06 -0700 (PDT)

    On Tue, 30 Sep 2003, Ed Wilts wrote:

    > On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 12:57:02PM -0700, Rene's Caltech Email wrote:
    > > does it mean that if the service is running then the port is running as
    > > well? i scanned two different linux servers...the port is open in server
    > > but not on the other one...i tried the commands u told me about but it
    > > seems it just restarted the service. any other suggestions?
    >
    > The imap services is invoked by xinetd, so it doesn't really "run".
    > To confirm that xinetd will start imap, do:
    > # netstat -apn | grep 0.0.0.0:143
    > You should see a line with LISTEN on the end.
    >
    > If it's listening, but you can't get to it from another server, you may
    > have it blocked by your firewall rules. I don't do iptables, so if
    > that's the problem, post back to the list and get somebody too tell you
    > how to open up the port through your firewall.
    >
    > 

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okay i tried: netstat -apn | grep 0.0.0.0:143 on the server with the 
problem and it didnt listen.  does anybody know how to do iptables/mess 
with the firewall rules?
thanks ahead of time,
 
-Rene Enriquez
rene.enriquez@azrael.caltech.edu
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