[cobalt-users] Newbie needs Port Sentry help

["Dan" <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I'm going to install Port sentry soon but on reading the instructions it
seems you have to be clued up on what the various ports are - I don't.

I asked my hosts as to what ports to scan/not scan, but all they could do
was point me to the /etc/services file, of which they didn't understand what
some of the port entries were for, which doesn't fill me with great
confidence!

As a newbie what should I look out for - I don't want to inadvertently block
access to a port that's used that I'm not aware of, if you catch my meaning!
Is there a list of ports available and what they do? Or has someone set this
up on a Raq 3 and be able to tell me what to do?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Dan