Firewall test

[megamaced]

Ok guys, i've just done a firewall test using Firewall Test, Port Scan and Internet Security made easy - Spy Ware, Audit and Tools on my Firestarter firewall.

According to the results, the only port open is:

TCP 8080 HTTP Alternative.

I know what port 80 HTTP is, but i am not so familiar with port 8080. Is this a potential security risk or am I OK? Do I need this port open?

EDIT: The weblink text has changed! :confused: Is this a new feature?

 

[megamaced]

Just tried some of their other tests:

Popup blocker - Opera (for Linux) killed them all :)
Internal IP address finder - They failed to find mine :)
Spyware finder - None :)
Steal information stored in my clipboard - failed :)

 

[Karanislove]

Looked on the net and found this website. Hope it will give you some help, if not then reply I'l search again.
[link=http://www.auditmypc.com/port/tcp-port-8080.asp]tcp-port-8080[/link]

 

[Ghostman 1]

port 8080 and 8081 are proxy ports.. Also a real good place to test your firewall
is at Gibson's Research, check out shields up for firewall testing.

 

[donkey42]

Ok guys, i've just done a firewall test using Firewall Test, Port Scan and Internet Security made easy - Spy Ware, Audit and Tools on my Firestarter firewall.

According to the results, the only port open is:

TCP 8080 HTTP Alternative.

I know what port 80 HTTP is, but i am not so familiar with port 8080. Is this a potential security risk or am I OK? Do I need this port open?

EDIT: The weblink text has changed! :confused: Is this a new feature?

just ran the link on my Xandos system, i'm a lot happyer now cos i'm ultra-paranoid, this Xandros is quite a nice bit of kit (it'll be even better when i figure out whats going on under the bonnet