Re: Port 113 - is "closed" OK?

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In article <sd2dn1df5sibu2n1jhdnbt76olt5o43071@xxxxxxx>, Jud McCranie
<youknowwhat.mccranie@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I have an old router, and all ports except 113 show up as "stealth",
>except 113, which shows up as "closed". On TVs "call for help" they
>said that you should also have port 113 stealth, and said to get the
>latest firmware for your router to make it so. I have the latest
>firmware for my router, but it doesn't make port 113 stealthy.
>
>How important is it to make port 113 stealth as opposed to closed? Is
>it worth buying a new router to make it that way?

Closed is fine -- don't buy a new router. In fact, Closed is better
than Stealth on Port 113 in some cases, so some routers intentionally
un-stealth it. See:

http://grc.com/port_113.htm
http://www.dshield.org/ports/port113.php
http://www.hydrairc.com/wackowiki/Ident?show_files=1
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