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How to turn off all default open ports?
There has below ports are scaned and remain opened, even I didn't activate those service on router or intrfanet. How to turn off those ports?
21/tcp filtered ftp 53/tcp open domain dnsmasq 2.39 ...
May I know the reason why RBR50 is not allowed end user turn off ports by their requirement, but hard fixed in firmware?
I believe you must understand it would be better to give end user have control of their device, especially these opened/filtered ports might cause unsafe access, unless Netgear is going to promise those listening daemon are safe and 100% no way to be attacked.
This should allow end user to turn off those ports if end user understand what they're doing. NOT hard requirement to ask all end user MUST open these ports without a reason.
It is really bad feeling while you ask end user take some advance network class. This is not good communication between Netgear and end user.
I presume thats not public information. The design of any router is mostly automatic now days. Simplified for end users to use. Most Home users just want to set up the router and use it. So no need for granular advanced controls.
If I read this correctly, this confirm RBR50 doesn't allow end user can customize services on the router, but those ports is fixed to open on the internet?
Will Netgear explain why open some ports not about general services, as below?
631/tcp open ipp?
5555/tcp open freeciv?
20005/tcp open btx?
33344/tcp open netusb TRENDnet NetUSB 1.02.95