closing ports on IIS5

does anyone know how i can close or open ports on my server?

win2000 IIS 5

thanks!

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W2K has IPSec to close ports Start->Admin Tools->Local Security Policy. But you need to remove the applications that open them.

ok,

I want to shut down port 25 so what i did was just open IIS manager and stop the SMTP server.

so is port 25 now closed or do i have to do more?

if i run a port scan it says it is close........

thanks

a port is only open is there is something listening on that port. If there is nothing listening, it is not open.

If you don't want to run an SMTP Server, uninstall it. You can use a firewall or something to block ports, but you are better off making sure you get rid of anything that opens them in the first place.