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  • October 4, 2000 at 10:47 pm #2079745

    Ports information in Windows 98

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    by umar381 · about 23 years, 6 months ago

    If I wanna Close any Port under Windows 98 OS What Should I do?
    For Example I wanna close my Port# 6667 What Should I do?

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    • October 5, 2000 at 2:15 am #3728514

      Ports information in Windows 98

      by dmiles · about 23 years, 6 months ago

      In reply to Ports information in Windows 98

      Boot the system up,at startup hit the delete key,the CMOS control Panel will be displayed,then locate the ports heading and select the disable button.

    • October 5, 2000 at 3:59 am #3728425

      Ports information in Windows 98

      by mphoffar · about 23 years, 6 months ago

      In reply to Ports information in Windows 98

      You’re looking at getting some sort of personal Firewall program to do this in 98.

      One I use is lockdown, but there’s a bunch of different ones (like from Mcafee or Norton) that should fit your need.

      Mark

    • October 5, 2000 at 5:05 am #3728354

      Ports information in Windows 98

      by rogueldr · about 23 years, 6 months ago

      In reply to Ports information in Windows 98

      The previous person suggests lockdown for firewall protection. This firewall application installs above the TCP/IP layer. BlackICE installs below the TCP/IP layer and would be a better choice in my opinion.
      Just about any firewall program out will allow you to block ports.

    • October 7, 2000 at 1:04 am #3730748

      Ports information in Windows 98

      by kralljd · about 23 years, 6 months ago

      In reply to Ports information in Windows 98

      If you have 98SE and you are talking about blocking that port from the internet…

      Go to http://search.support.microsoft.com/kb/
      Search all products for Q241570

      This article explains security settings using ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)..

    • October 30, 2000 at 1:13 am #3727575

      Ports information in Windows 98

      by lyf · about 23 years, 5 months ago

      In reply to Ports information in Windows 98

      Yes – it sounds like you are looking for a firewall-type solution. Not knowing your environment, I’ll add some general comments/suggestions:

      1. Install, RUN !, and KEEP CURRENT ! a good Anti-Virus system. I use Norton, but there are many other good ones out there.

      2. BlackIce is a good firewall solution, but it does not stop outgoing connections, such as are opened by Trojans. (These suggestions recently enabled me to deal with one myself).

      3. ZoneAlarm from Zone Labs is an extremely good firewall solution, also detects and blocks unauthorized outgoing connections, and , above all – is FREE for home use.
      (See http://WWW.ZONELABS.COM)
      Also – you can augment that with ZoneLog Analyser – also for free – that will help with analyzing the resulting logs.
      (See http://www.mcs-online.co.uk/zonelog )

      4. Check your open ports, etc. by using Gibson’s well-known “Shields Up” service at:http://grc.com . He also includes a wealth of other information about how to set up your network configuration for maximum security.

      Hope this all helps 🙂

    • January 3, 2001 at 6:00 pm #3880786

      Ports information in Windows 98

      by umar381 · about 23 years, 3 months ago

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