disabling ports

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I just heard that you can disable Internet ports in XP. I'd like to disable
my unused ports such as the FTP port. Can anyone tell me where the ports can
be disabled?

TIA

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THis doesn't seem to disable ports. I'd have to add only those ports to be
allowed.

I canned my computer with a port scanner from grc.com and the ftp port was
the only open port. How can I close it?

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> Port filtering in Windows XP is done in Control
> Panel|Network|"connection"|Properties|Tcp/Ip|Properties|Advanced|Options|Tcp/Ip
> filtering|Properties
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "infael" wrote:
> |I just heard that you can disable Internet ports in XP. I'd like to disable
> | my unused ports such as the FTP port. Can anyone tell me where the ports
> can
> | be disabled?
> |
> | TIA
> |
>
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage (More info?)

There are many free software firewalls available on download.com. I might
suggest ZoneAlarm as it's extremely easy to use and free for the basic
version.
If you're not directly connected to the Internet (cable to cablemodem to
computer or phone line to DSL modem to computer) then you probably have a
router. Almost all routers have built in firewalls...

Hope this helps, Keith

"infael" wrote:

> THis doesn't seem to disable ports. I'd have to add only those ports to be
> allowed.
>
> I canned my computer with a port scanner from grc.com and the ftp port was
> the only open port. How can I close it?
>
> "Dave Patrick" wrote:
>
> > Port filtering in Windows XP is done in Control
> > Panel|Network|"connection"|Properties|Tcp/Ip|Properties|Advanced|Options|Tcp/Ip
> > filtering|Properties
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> > Microsoft Certified Professional
> > Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> > http://www.microsoft.com/protect
> >
> > "infael" wrote:
> > |I just heard that you can disable Internet ports in XP. I'd like to disable
> > | my unused ports such as the FTP port. Can anyone tell me where the ports
> > can
> > | be disabled?
> > |
> > | TIA
> > |
> >
> >
> >