port 500 SYTEK UDP

port 500 SYTEK UDP

am 01.02.2007 16:12:23 von adax

Hello, I have firewall alert (opost 4.0), remote address: 219.74.174.53
(Singapore) want my local UDP:500.
Advice please, should I open this port? Thx

Re: port 500 SYTEK UDP

am 01.02.2007 16:15:28 von unknown

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Re: port 500 SYTEK UDP

am 01.02.2007 16:22:11 von adax

> I presume you mean "Outpost". This is no firewall, neither does it create
> any useful information. Why do you even log such stuff?

Yes, Outpost 4.0

>> remote address: 219.74.174.53 (Singapore) want my local UDP:500.
>> Advice please, should I open this port?
> In case of doubt: no.

OK thx

Why are you even asking? If this answer isn't
> already clear to you, you should not try to run any firewall.
> And what's the meaning of "SYTEK" in that context?

I was looking for description UDP:500 and I read in this way: 500 SYTEK
UDP
Unfortunately, I don't know what the "SYTEK" means

Re: port 500 SYTEK UDP

am 01.02.2007 18:10:42 von unknown

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Re: port 500 SYTEK UDP

am 01.02.2007 19:52:01 von adax

> And as someone who wants to run a firewall you should definitely know
> that.

OK, OK, maybe someone learnts...
Should I open this port? Thank You

Re: port 500 SYTEK UDP

am 01.02.2007 21:23:23 von ArtDent

On 1-Feb-2007, "adax" wrote:

> Should I open this port? Thank You

As Sebastian said in his first reply to you:
When in doubt - NO!

--
I am not a complete idiot.
Parts are missing.

Re: port 500 SYTEK UDP

am 01.02.2007 23:33:56 von Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers

adax wrote:
> Hello, I have firewall alert (opost 4.0), remote address:
> 219.74.174.53 (Singapore) want my local UDP:500.
> Advice please, should I open this port? Thx

Why would you want to do that?

cu
59cobalt
--
"Personal Firewalls are crap. Throw away any personal firewall. Personal
Firewalls are bad[tm]."
--Malte von dem Hagen on security-basics

Re: port 500 SYTEK UDP

am 06.02.2007 09:43:12 von larstr

Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers wrote:
: adax wrote:
: > Hello, I have firewall alert (opost 4.0), remote address:
: > 219.74.174.53 (Singapore) want my local UDP:500.
: > Advice please, should I open this port? Thx

: Why would you want to do that?

If you're having VPN users that can connect to your network while
travelling you might need to open this port in order to get IKE working.

Lars