Re: Blocking ports 1024-1030 excessive?

All incoming ports should be blocked so no one on the outside can see your
system. Use a software firewall since you are on dial-up. There is no such
thing as over kill on internet security.

"Dubious Dude" <Shifty@eyes.com> wrote in message
news:do4i3a$87e$1@domitilla.aioe.org...
>I just blocked ports 1024-1030 as per http://grc.com/port_1030.htm.
> I was motivated by repeated requests to access that port (for some
> reason, many such request are coming from China).
>
> Is it excessive to block them all? I use a laptop who's main
> connectivity is through dialup, though I sometimes hookup the
> ethernet connection to a campus LAN or a home network (a friend's
> router).
Received on Fri Dec 23 20:08:19 2005