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Re: Port 28960

Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] <sbrad...@pacbell.net>

Gamers... open port... what business are you in and what kind of data is
on your server?  You planning on sniffing the traffic that goes on that
port?

What is the game is the better question... does it require peer file
sharing.....

If you open the door for gaming, they'll want to do Kazaa next, and 65%
of the files on Kazaa are malware.

This is a business server.  Have him hang off a separate IP address or
get his own DSL for gaming.

He's not being funny... he's dead serious.

Anthony Smith wrote:
> (smile) you're funny.  Do you have any info on Port 28960? If opening it up
> would be good or bad?

> "John C. Harris, MPA" <f...@invalid.org> wrote in message
> news:%23DacL4EOEHA.628@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

>>In my wildest imagination I cannot understand why you would allow an
>>employee to use company resources for personal gaming. Talk about ASKING

> for

>>trouble. Keep the ports closed and don't tax your system any more than you
>>have to. It would be hard to explain why work cannot be accomplished

> because

>>someone was up all night playing UNREAL TOURNAMENT.

>>"Anthony Smith" <anth...@peconet.com> wrote in message
>>news:ODMnUREOEHA.3312@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

>>>Good Afternoon Everyone,

>>>We are a small office here, less than 25 workstations. We're running
>>>SBS2000, using Exchange and SQL Server for office applications.  Our

>>normal

>>>operating hours are from 8am-5pm.
>>>An employee wants to use our server, somehow as a game server port after
>>>hours.
>>>All I have to do is open up port 28960 for him and he should be able to

> do

>>>it.
>>>Any comments about this? I'm not sure if I want to do this, if it's safe

>>or

>>>not. But also I'm curious if there is any other things I can expect by
>>>opening up that port? Wondering if that's a port hackers like to use

> also.

>>>I have all ports closed but the ones I need, I think it's less than 5 I

>>have

>>>open.

>>>Thanks for your help and advice.

>>>Sincerely,
>>>Anthony Smith

>>>In God We Trust!

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