Re: Windows 2000 server ports, services to close.

[Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

On 2004-10-13 Don Parker wrote:
> Please be aware that you don't actually close off ports unless by that
> you mean you simply firewall them off. Lastly you can disable the
> NetBIOS services but you *cannot* disable DCE on port 135 as you will
> be disabling RPC and your computer needs RPC to run.

Not true. While you cannot completely disable RPC without serious
side-effects it is definitely possible to prevent the portmapper from
listening on port 135/tcp. BTDT.

http://www.ntsvcfg.de/ntsvcfg_eng.html

Please note that the script is intended to be used with workstation
versions, not server versions. If you want to run it on a server, you
will have to edit it to fit your needs.

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
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