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Old 05-07-2008
How to open a port in AIX

Hi Guys,

i am trying to open a port in AIX.
but i am not able to get the command for this. AIX is not having the iptables file present.
So please any body can tell me how to open a port in AIX...

Thanks
sanju
# 2  
Old 05-07-2008
Hi.
Could you give us more details about what "open a port" means for you?
Regards.
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Old 05-07-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by sanju_d1231
AIX is not having the iptables file present.
iptables is a Linux (firewall) program, in AIX the analogous package is "IPSec". Install and use it, it is either part of the OS or downloadable for free.

I hope this helps.

bakunin
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