RE: [cobalt-users] PortSentry Error - RAQ4r

["Curtis Ross" <Curtis_Ross@xxxxxx>]

Subject: [cobalt-users] PortSentry Error - RAQ4r
> 
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> I'm receiving an error on Port 143 when I start PortSentry. Is this
> IMAP? How do I avoid it?
> 
> Feb 15 09:22:32 www portsentry[502]: adminalert: Psionic PortSentry
1.0
> is starting.
> Feb 15 09:22:32 www portsentry[508]: adminalert: Going into listen
mode
> on TCP port: 1
> Feb 15 09:22:32 www portsentry[508]: adminalert: Going into listen
mode
> on TCP port: 11
> Feb 15 09:22:32 www portsentry[508]: adminalert: Going into listen
mode
> on TCP port: 15
> Feb 15 09:22:32 www portsentry[508]: adminalert: Going into listen
mode
> on TCP port: 79
> Feb 15 09:22:32 www portsentry[508]: adminalert: Going into listen
mode
> on TCP port: 111
> Feb 15 09:22:32 www portsentry[508]: adminalert: Going into listen
mode
> on TCP port: 119
> Feb 15 09:22:32 www portsentry[508]: adminalert: Going into listen
mode
> on TCP port: 143
> Feb 15 09:22:32 www portsentry[503]: adminalert: Psionic PortSentry
1.0
> is starting.
> Feb 15 09:22:32 www portsentry[508]: adminalert: ERROR: could not bind
> TCP socket: 143. Attempting to continue
> Feb 15 09:22:32 www portsentry[508]: adminalert: Going into listen
mode
> on TCP port: 540
> etc, etc,
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Curtis

>> how are you starting the protscanner. Remember only start one
Protocol
> option per protocol
> 
> like
> portsentry -atcp
> portsentry -audp
> 
> dont try starting all of the options that's a common mistake
> 
> like
> 
> portsentry -tcp
> portsentry -stcp
> portsentry -udp
> portsentry -sudp
> 
> this will cause errors cause the scanner is already bound to the
ports.


I am using the following commands in my /etc/rc.d/rc.local

/usr/local/psionic/portsentry/portsentry -tcp &
/usr/local/psionic/portsentry/portsentry -udp &

It gave me the same errors when I first installed and manually called
it. Something else I noticed when I ran a NMAP from another machine it
showed about 15 ports that I never had open before. Weird.

Curtis