TCP and UDP by the hundreds

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Carl

Hi all
Got a slight problem here.Running XP PRO.
I was looking around my internet connection and clicked on the advance tab
under my XP internet firewall, clicked on settings and low and behold!!!!!
I have 351 TCP and UDP Ports enabled there.I looked at that last week and
had 47 so i just deleted them all but 3 just in case windows might need a
couple.
Don't have no idea what they are fore, i know i used to install 14 for the
mwssenger to be able to transfer photos and stuff , but i haven't done that
in a while.
Can anyone help me out here.
Thanks
 
Hi all
By the way the ports that are being created are msmsgs TCP and UDP.
Thanks again
Carl
 
Carl;

Microsoft Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/networking/icf.asp

Using the Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/home/using/howto/homenet/icf.asp

Internet Firewalls
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/columns/northrup/02august12.asp

Simple Firewall Setup for Home Office Users
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...l=/technet/columns/security/5min/5min-101.asp

Frequently Asked Questions About Internet Firewalls
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/firewall.asp

Internet Connection Firewall overview
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/.../productdoc/en/hnw_understanding_firewall.asp

How to Manually Open Ports in Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q308127
 
Thanks Wes
Not of that helped me out, I am still getting more conections.
Don't know what to do about it.
Guess i will start over , rebuild hard drive and install one program at a
time and see if and which one is the culpret.
thanks again
Carl
 
Hi again, I have 2 fire walls installed now. When XP firewall didn't stop
that i thought something was getting in so i turned on my PC-cillon firewall
to.
Still lost , After my last letter to you they all disapeard except 7 of them
so i deleted those and created 10 new windows messenger ones hopeing that
might help but my list is growing again, about 50 there now ,i might just
have to shoot this thing , it may get to big to handle, HA HA.
Hopeing for advice yet.
Carl
 
Carl;

It is not a good idea to have more than one
firewall running. Use one or the other.

To see what's happening
Start | Run | Type: cmd | OK |
Type: netstat -an | ENTER

Determine Which Program Uses or Blocks Specific Transmission Control
Protocol Ports in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281336

How to read NETSTAT -AN results
http://www.geocities.com/merijn_bellekom/new/netstatan.html

How to Troubleshoot TCP/IP Connectivity with Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314067
 
Hi Wes
You aren't going to believe this , I don't.
I called myISP tech support and asked them about this problem, and they told
me that this was normal , there are 65,000 port available and one computer
can get as many as up to 2,000 at one time , depending on what you are doing
on the net.
That is the way i understood it.
Maybe you can verify this for me.
Thanks again
 
Carl;

You can check out what the port numbers are and
what might be using them.

Port Microsoft
http://www.iss.net/security_center/advice/Exploits/Ports/groups/Microsoft/default.htm

Port Knowledgebase
http://www.iss.net/security_center/advice/Exploits/Ports/

Search for a port
http://www.portsdb.org/bin/portsdb.cgi?portnumber=2132&protocol=ANY

TCP/UDP Port List
Well Known Ports
http://lists.gpick.com/portlist/portlist.htm

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

Internet Storm Center Threat Update
http://isc.incidents.org/
 
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