open ports in Linux

[mka]

I've been messing around with nmap for the last few days and I noticed something I thought was strange.

On some computers I see a port called "linuxconf" as being open. Seeing as how this has the same name as a configuration tool it caught my eye.

Should that port be open? And why is it there?

Also, is there some reference out there that explains each type of port and what they are for?

Thanks in advance!


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mka

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Depending on what distro you are using and what version you are using, linuxconf runs as a service. The reason is that it can be configured using a web browser as well and that is a listening port. It is on port 98. You can add it or remove it to /etc/inted.conf Then you would use it by going to http://yourlinuxmachine:98/

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