G: Allow TCP Access to port 2401
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G. Allow TCP Access to port 2401


We need to tell the GNU/Linux box to allow TCP access using port 2401 (49 squared).

Edit /etc/services files and add the following line:

cvspserver 2401/TCP

I also ran LOKKIT and added 2401 to the list of open ports. Red Hat now closes all ports by default. (I don't know if this was absolutely necessary.)

NOTE: I use a Linksys router at home on a small network using a DSL link to access the internet. All I had to do on the Linksys router was tell it that accesses to port 2401 were to be directed to the GNU/Linux box at IP address 192.168.0.5 and my repository was available through the internet.