[aclug-L] Re: Port question

["bert" <robotto@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.linuxsecurity.com/articles/network_security_article-3136.html

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From: Wayne White <WWHITE1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 1:41 AM
Subject: [aclug-L] Port question


>
> Greetings,
>
> I was wanting to cause httpd to listen on a port other than 80. I found
> the /etc/services file and tried changing the port assignment there. It
> had no effect on the port that httpd listens on.
>
> Could someone point me at a howto or man page that would explain
> how to accomplish this. It would even be helpful to know what it is
> called when alternate ports are used for a given service. Then I could
> search for an answer myself.
>
> On a similar theme. Is it possible to have a machine listen for a
connection
> to httpd on a specific port (other than 80) on one machine and have it
> passed through to a specific port on another machine on the same subnet?
>
> For instance, if you wanted to allow http or ftp connections to your
network
> on a non-standard port, but want the http or ftp server to reside on a
machine
> other than the one acting as the firewall. I guess sort of a port
> redirection sort
> of thing?
>
> I realize that it would probably be a less secure way to do it than using
a
> server having a separate connection to the Internet, or subnet, than the
rest
> of your network.
>
> As always, any and all help is greatly appreciated.
>
> wayne
>
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