[CLUE-Tech] Corrected: open ftp port

Brandon N bneill at yahoo.com
Thu May 10 16:13:34 MDT 2001


yeah, that means that nothing is responding to that port when you try
to connect.

Brandon
--- Cyberclops <Cyberclops at hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
> It says: "Connection Refused" a couple of different times 
> Does that mean it's actually shut down?
> Brandon N wrote:
> > 
> > telnet localhost 21
> > 
> > --- Cyberclops <Cyberclops at hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
> > > I don't know how to do that.
> > > Brandon N wrote:
> > > >
> > > > or not, I just realized that is your dns servers IP address.
> but
> > > the
> > > > idea is the same.  telnet to the port and see what it says.
> > > >
> > > > Brandon
> > > > --- Cyberclops <Cyberclops at hawaii.rr.com> wrote:
> > > > > I typed that and the results were interesting it says:
> > > > >
> > > > > Server: techanglegw9.verioco.com
> > > > > Address: 199.239.19.9
> > > > >
> > > > > Name: localhost.hawaii.rr.com
> > > > > Address: 127.0.0.1
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't remember naming my computer "hawaii.rr.com"
> > > > > that the email address that I use even though I'm connected
> to
> > > the
> > > > > web
> > > > > through techangle.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm still wondering why I have an FTP port open.  Can you
> tell me
> > > > > what
> > > > > to type on my own machine to try to find out what it might
> be?
> > > Can I
> > > > > look at the process management tool to try to figure it out?
> > > > >
> > > > > David Anselmi wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Amazing what you take for granted after doing this for a
> while,
> > > > > isn't it?
> > > > > > Here are some links:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > client/server
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,289893,sid9_gci211796,00.html
> > > > > >
> > > > > > host
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,289893,sid9_gci212254,00.html
> > > > > >
> > > > > > No entries for localhost, but here's some elaboration. 
> Sense
> > > 1) of
> > > > > host
> > > > > > (above) is a node on the Internet.  That means the machine
> has
> > > an
> > > > > IP address,
> > > > > > and (usually) a name that maps to the IP address through
> DNS.
> > > So a
> > > > > local
> > > > > > host is one that is 'here' and a remote host is one that is
> > > > > 'there'.  I would
> > > > > > say that the distance between 'here' and 'there' depends on
> > > context
> > > > > and is
> > > > > > usually fairly irrelevant.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On the other hand, localhost is Unix shorthand for 'this
> > > machine
> > > > > that's
> > > > > > processing for me'.  If I type 'nslookup localhost' then
> > > localhost
> > > > > will be
> > > > > > the machine that runs the nslookup program (I can telnet
> from
> > > one
> > > > > machine to
> > > > > > another, to another, so that the characters I type go
> through
> > > many
> > > > > machines
> > > > > > (hosts), but only one will run the nslookup program).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Clear as mud, right?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Dave
> > > > > >
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