firestarter events

[animalprimate]

I dual-boot windows xp/ubuntu hardy, shared home partition, dos mounted..


time: ETC. port: 23 source: 65.74.45.182 protocall:TCP service:Microsoft-ds



what do I do if firestarters event tab brings up a dangerous connection?, like once i recieved a red telnet.

time: ETC. port: 445 source: 78.163.181.240 protocall:TCP service:Telnet

[animalprimate]

I plan to use notebook PC with Frostwire, and use telnet through a mud client..

I haven't installed and configured Bastille I did on a previous OS install, but I didn't see much reduce in red events listed on my Firestarters tray icon. I understand these red events may not be harm-full, but I would like to stop them, and avoid disabling any wrong ones, that my be needed by may system.

[kevdog]

Do you want to filter the ability to telnet?? for example filter by username, usergroup, source ip address? I'm confused.

[animalprimate]

if the name comes in red, then that connection is attempting to view my files, but i undrestand sometimes these connections are from my own system?

i don't understand port or protocol but i would like to know if there's any of these events types I should let be, or any type that i should recognize as harmfull.

I'm not networked to any other computers, just me and my labtop(and ubuntu)!

[animalprimate]

cause basically when i see a red event i right click then "Disable Events from Source" and disconnect from the net, maybe even log out a second, I don't want to overreact when its not needed, and I don't wish to disable any events that are beneficial or necessary.

what event types to watch out for, and what types are mundane?

[kevdog]

You'd have to post some examples since you are really talking vague here without any specifics.

[animalprimate]

is there any reason not to "Disable Event from Source" every time I see a name that come up in Red??

or is there some "Service" or "ports" that can be considered safe? You could direct me to a good explanation on these terms I know I'm asking lots, and understand little.

I just need to get me feet on solid ground, is there a specifit port, service etc. that is named Red which I shouldn't disable?