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by jasonbis 1 view

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I have a Windows 2000 Server that runs Lotus Notes for the entire agency. We are going to web mail and the adminstrators have scanned my server for possible open ports before opening us up for web mail. They say they have found port 2473 to be open and they want it closed. We have traced the port to Aker which is supposedly some security company but either way if this is something illegitimate or not is there a way to disable this port? Or can someone tell me exactly what the port is and whether every server has this or is it something I can get rid of. Please give exact details on shutting the port down through windows.Thanks.

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by cactus pete

Right, this is part of some Aker software, since it's your email server, it might be their Secure Mail Gateway. If you want to see their site:

http://www.aker.com.br/index.php?pag_cod=1&ling=en_us

But if you uninstall the software, or disable the Aker service that is running on that box, it will no longer be listening on that port.

by lmon

Port 2473 is the port for aker.
Here is a list with port number

http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers

To disable.
The best way to disable would be with a firewall. You will have to deny access to port 2473 using both TCP\IP and UDP. Or from a router doing the same the thnig.

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