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Re: [Rule-list] What is sunrpc?
From: |
Martin Stricker |
Subject: |
Re: [Rule-list] What is sunrpc? |
Date: |
Tue, 23 Jul 2002 02:43:32 +0200 |
Marco Fioretti wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> playing with my machine (RH 7.3) I just realized that there is an
> open port I didn't know:
>
> address@hidden root]# nmap -sT localhost
> [snip]
> 111/tcp open sunrpc
> [snip]
>
> Do you know what service this is, and if there is any reason to leave
> it open/running on a typical RULE box?
RPC Remote Procedure Call. You need this port only if you expect such
calls, i. e. if you are running a CORBA ORB which provides a service.
Best regards,
Martin Stricker
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