netstat showing port 6000

mr.moto · 05-02-2002, 09:59 PM

when I run netstat it show port 6000 listening .

what is this ?

Is it a security risk ?

If so how do you turn it off ?

jpweston · 05-02-2002, 10:37 PM

mr.moto,

Port 6000 is the port on which X is listening. I'm assuming you ran netstat from within an X session. To not have X listen on that port, you can start X with the following command:

startx -- -nolisten tcp

Do that and run netstat again. Port 6000 should not appear.

j.