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Redirect OR warn (during initial negotiation?) SMTP submitters to use TLS on port 587 - leave 25 explicitly blocked by firewall for better security

This question went over poorly on S.F., but as I said there I've managed to find a lot of closely related information, but not an answer truly addressing my question. I am expanding on my homelab ...
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Is there a way to close down a port used by a service during shutdown or boot?

I have some service listen.service which makes the machine act as a TCP server which other clients can connect to. The problem is once the service starts up, it doesn't actually do anything for about ...
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I need help closing up some ports on a debian 10 server

I ran nmap on my server and i need help closing up a few ports PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION 25/tcp filtered smtp 135/tcp filtered msrpc 139/tcp filtered netbios-ssn 445/tcp filtered ...
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linux service TCP Gateway with service starting

Is there a service (linux) that starts the service on an incoming TCP request (if it does not already exist) and then forwards it to the application? For example, for a docker container that would ...
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Does the Windows "browser" service need access to DNS (port 53)?

Does the Windows "Browser" service need access to DNS (port 53)? If so, in what cases? By "Windows", I'm referring to Windows 7-10.
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In Windows terminology, what designates a computer as a "browser"?

A concise description of the Windows' "Browser" service provided from a reference site is: Maintains an updated list of computers on the network and supplies this list to computers designated as ...
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How to prevent port from being used by other service as opening one?

I've got multiple services running on consecutive ports (listening on them) in urestricted range (1024+). From time to time I need to restart those services and it happens that one of services is ...
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How to re-enable Network & Sharing Center in Windows 10

I have a puzzling issue. My Windows 10 machine one day a few weeks ago started to have connectivity problems. Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Steam have almost no ability to complete a web request (Can't ...
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What's the point of adding service to firewall rules in centos?

My purpose is to make firewall allow connections to my newly installed service/server/daemon on Centos. I create /etc/firewalld/services/myservice.xml file, then reload firewall, then do: firewall-...
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Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service stuck at starting [duplicate]

I'm used to use this service because I like to use my wireless card as a hotspot, but since yesterday the service doesn't start anymore. The last time I tried to enable connection sharing, COM ...
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Windows Block Level Backup Service hogging up network

I just noticed that the Block Level Backup Service was sending >100MBps outbound from my Windows 10 desktop PC. The Block Level Backup Service apparently is responsible for executing system level and ...
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Incoming connections are not accepted when on WiFi and LAN connection (Ubuntu)

I run an Ubuntu 16.04 laptop and have several services running (SSH, Apache, etc.). This laptop is connected via WiFi and LAN cable. The WiFi IP address is 192.168.1.100, the LAN IP address is 192.168....
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Why does every executable sends DNS request after deleting DNScache service?

In Windows, there is a service named DNS Client service (dnscache) caches DNS names and registers the full computer name. When it is running only svchost.exe connects to DNS server. Then I stop and ...
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network in kali linux on virtual box ,host is ubuntu 14.04 lts

Trying to start network on Kali Linux in VirtualBox. I tried: nano NetworkManager.conf changed manged from false to true after that for restarting, I typed service network-manager restart it ...
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Bonjour dns-sd and Avahi service visibility

I have avahi-daemon running on my BeagleBone Black machine (Debian Jessie). It is in the same network as my PC, but I wonder why when I register service with avahi-publish on my BBB, I cannot see it ...
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How is the Firewall taking priority over other applications when the PC first boots?

How is the Firewall taking priority over other applications when the PC first boots? How is the priority given,is it through a kernel driver? I'm using Comodo Firewall and I see that the Spotify app ...
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What is donnyworld service?

There is a port listed on my centos box in /etc/services with tcp and udp port number 1821 for "donnyworld". I've looked up and down Google for a description and can't find anything! Thanks!
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DNS Resolution Oddity

In Windows 10, I frequently have to manually restart the "DNS Client" service in order to successfully ping a host, even if I can ping the host by IP address, and where nslookup seems to correctly ...
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Are there programs that allow a user to follow and report on what a windows 7 service does over time?

I am having a problem with the NSI service on my Windows 7 laptop. It progressively takes up more memory and eventually starts to suck up half the CPU constantly. I am looking for a program that can ...
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Windows service is disabling Cortana - Windows 10 (ver 1511)

After updating to Windows 10 ver 1511 (build 10586.29) the following issues arose: There is a two second delay from clicking the start menu to it appearing. Search functionality within the start menu ...
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Windows 7 Home Premium - Networking/Internet/Services Problems?

Okay I made a horrible mistake, I take full blame. I was wanting to improve performance, and modified my services according to the Black Viper Win7 Services Guide. http://www.blackviper.com/service-...
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unknown open ports/services 54409 and 16808

I have a Linksys EA6400 router. Today, I have noticed in the log file some activity from multiple ip addresses on 2 ports that are open: 54409 and 16808 and I do not know what is going on there. I ...
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Do Network Services Come with New Install?

I just installed a new Windows 7 vm, and had this same thing with a Ubuntu I installed a while back. When I scan the machine from other vm's, all 1000 ports are closed. However, with my Windows XP ...
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My network service (netsvcs) seems to be hogging all my memory

Before everyone goes complain that I should wait for Windows 10, don't. Because I'm sure high school/university assignments will NEVER get a 2-4 month extension. Operating System: Windows 7, Service ...
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What is port 1001 used by NT Kernel & System on my Windows 7?

Sometimes i make ssh tunnel which listen as sock proxy on port 1001. But lately i can't bind to this port. Apparently this port already occupied. I can bind to any port for my ssh tunnel. But I'm ...
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How to export current network configuration that I have on my System Preferences on mac os x?

I want to export all my configuration on my services on System Preferences and change all of them by export and importing all at ones. How to export and import all services and configuration for each ...
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Common (platform independent) solution to send print jobs to a computer in any foreign network (e.g. via email)?

Imagine a common "private" network with a printer which I technically cannot (and must not!) reach because I'm in a different network and I want to be able to print a file (pdf) on this printer. ...
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Task Adobe Flash Player Updater creates network slowness?

Does the task "Adobe Flash Player Updater" ( this task gets in the PC when Flash player is installed and runs by default each hour Task Scheduler C:\Winnt\Tasks). might be the cause of local ...
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Windows could not start the Server service on Local Computer. Error 1068

I am trying to start the Server service and the Computer Browser service at boot. I believe the Computer Browser service relies on the server service to be running. When I attempt to start either ...
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Telnet Server Service Doesn't Work [duplicate]

I want to be a Telnet Server, but i couldn't troubleshooting that why other computer on my LAN couldn't connect to me. I went these same steps on other computers but there were no problems to connect ...
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