Jackie Chan

Hey

I have a Windows XP Pro machine with mIRC. Someone asked me to put up a
RaidenFTP server, but open up port 444 becuase it is faster than any other
port. He says that when he FXP's into the server on port 123 he will get 10
Mbps but at port 444 he will get the full amount of bandwidth. Is that
possible? What vulnerability is this opening up?

Thanks!
Jack

Commander BonBon

"Jackie Chan" <marketing@terago.ca> wrote in message
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> Hey
>
> I have a Windows XP Pro machine with mIRC. Someone asked me to put up a
> RaidenFTP server, but open up port 444 becuase it is faster than any other
> port. He says that when he FXP's into the server on port 123 he will get
10
> Mbps but at port 444 he will get the full amount of bandwidth. Is that
> possible? What vulnerability is this opening up?
>
> Thanks!
> Jack

Its bull, every port is the same as the others. Also, 10Mbps is pretty good
so even if it were true, I don't think anyone would complain if you put it
on port 123(or whatever port you wanted). As for the vulnerability, the
possibilities are endless.

Don Kelloway

"Jackie Chan" <marketing@terago.ca> wrote in message
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> Hey
>
> I have a Windows XP Pro machine with mIRC. Someone asked me to put up
a
> RaidenFTP server, but open up port 444 becuase it is faster than any
other
> port. He says that when he FXP's into the server on port 123 he will
get 10
> Mbps but at port 444 he will get the full amount of bandwidth. Is
that
> possible? What vulnerability is this opening up?
>
> Thanks!
> Jack
>

The speed of communication could be controlled *if* there is some sort
of bandwidth limitation being imposed in between the two end-points in
the connection. Though I have my doubts that this is the case with this
individual's request.

--
Best regards,
Don Kelloway
Commodon Communications

Visit http://www.commodon.com to learn about the "Threats to Your
Security on the Internet".

Jackie Chan

Thanks,

Yeah, i'm thinking that I thought i'd have enough insight to have learned
something like this previously.... don't know everything though, that's why
i posted.

Thanks again!

"Don Kelloway" <dkelloway@commodon.com> wrote in message
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> "Jackie Chan" <marketing@terago.ca> wrote in message
> news:DHMyb.113356$PD3.5787224@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
> > Hey
> >
> > I have a Windows XP Pro machine with mIRC. Someone asked me to put up
> a
> > RaidenFTP server, but open up port 444 becuase it is faster than any
> other
> > port. He says that when he FXP's into the server on port 123 he will
> get 10
> > Mbps but at port 444 he will get the full amount of bandwidth. Is
> that
> > possible? What vulnerability is this opening up?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Jack
> >
>
> The speed of communication could be controlled *if* there is some sort
> of bandwidth limitation being imposed in between the two end-points in
> the connection. Though I have my doubts that this is the case with this
> individual's request.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Don Kelloway
> Commodon Communications
>
> Visit http://www.commodon.com to learn about the "Threats to Your
> Security on the Internet".
>
>

nunya

Port 444:
http://www.snpp.info/

sine

Ok he was obviously trying to send you some ISO over to your server, from a 10mbit bredbandsbolaget.se ftp site
these are swedish links with a better than average for home use uplink downlink, and are used for distrobution this way. although they are 10mbit there is some routing issues to the certain parts in the uk where they will only go at a slow speed, unless you setup an ftp on yourself that is listening on port 81 or 444. this does actually work, and i no nothing much about networking so i dont really know why it does.