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Re: GOT ECHOLINK TO WORK WITH VERIZON!!!
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Steve <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 7 Mar 2004 23:02:18 -0500
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Well, I admit the risk isn't great, but hackers can scan other ports.  If you
do a comprehensive port scan at Steve Gibson's grc.com site, it would probably
show 5198, 5199 and 5200 as opened.  The normal ShieldsUp test doesn't scan
those ports, though, you would need to run the comprehensive port probe.

Again, it's probably not a major whoop and there might be greater risks to
ports below a thousand, but if you're paranoid about it, you would close them.

My solution: I opened the ports in my router, but I also have a software
firewall.

73's, K8SP
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 10:52 PM
Subject: Re: GOT ECHOLINK TO WORK WITH VERIZON!!!


No need to close those ports, when you close EchoLink there is nothing for
the outside world to talk to (on that port) until you start the program
again.

HTH -Ken


-----Original Message-----
From: Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Don Bishop
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 10:31 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: GOT ECHOLINK TO WORK WITH VERIZON!!!


This brings up a question I've been meaning to ask.  If you are using a
router and open up the appropriate ports in order for echolink to work,
should you close them again when you're through with echolink in order to
protect your machine against outside intruders etc.?

Wouldn't leaving them open defeat the firewall protection provided by a
router?

Thanks,

Don W6SMB

On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 22:26:23 -0500, Anthony Vece wrote:

Hi Everyone;

Thank you, all of you for your suggestions.

My friend Tony came over and now ECHOLINK works just fine.

We needed to tell the modem to let ECHOLINK use the ports.

Thanks again to everyone.

73 De Anthony W2AJV
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ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389

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