Re: [cobalt-security] worried about seeing connections to :81

["Ben Liddicott" <ben.liddicott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Port 81 is the port used by the admin interface. The thing to do is check the IPs that are connected. They should all be either you
or your customers...

Cheers,
Ben Liddicott
----- Original Message -----
From: "william ross" <will@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> i'm not very up on netstat and its output, so i'd be very glad if
> someone could tell me whether to worry or not. i'm puzzled to see a
> lot of connections to :81 in the output. most are closed (about 50)
> but several appear to be open.
>
> (this is in addition to the five or six www connections one would expect).
>
> i was investigating the fact that the admin interface has stopped
> responding, if that sheds any light. it certainly adds to my anxiety
> :(
>
> portsentry is running, and in quite a paranoid state, but i've never
> interfered much with (or, indeed, used) the admin interface or port
> 81.