Hi Just a quick tech question that I cant find a straight forward answer to through Google and am hoping that a tech guru like maybe John in Kansas might be able to help with a clear answer.

I did a brief port scan of my router with the following results:

         Open TCP Port:         21                ftp
         Open TCP Port:         22                ssh
         Open TCP Port:         23                telnet
         Open TCP Port:         80                http

         Open TCP Port:         1863                msnp
         Open TCP Port:         1864                paradym-31port
         Open TCP Port:         4443                pharos
         Open TCP Port:         5190                aol
         Open TCP Port:         5566                udpplus

I have no probems with the first four ports but am curious about the others. I am guessing that port 1863 msnp has something to do with Microsoft msn. Since I run various flavours of Windows in either hardware or emulation mode thats not unreasonable and while I'm not that happy with Microsoft accessing any info re my system I don't think it can be helped given the constant flow of security fixes that need downloading.

I'm guessing that port 5190 has something to do with America Online but I could be seriouly mistaken here. If correct though, I'll close that connection unless for some unfathonable reason it has to stay open..... I'm a big privacy freak when it comes to my personal IT setup!

The real puzzles are ports 1864 paradym-31port and ports 4443 pharos. Can anyone, John or otherwise tell me what services these ports are enabling and the pros and cons of closing them off on my router a Netcomm NB9WMAXXN.

Thanks in advance folks,

Cheers,

Andrez