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→Investigation 7: How can I see what network services or ports are active on my Fedora system?
'''Answer the Investigation 6 observations / questions in your lab log book.'''
=== Investigation 7: How can I see what network services or ports are active on my Fedora CentOS system? ===
{{Admon/note | Use All Machines | Complete this investigation on all of your VM's and the Fedora host.}}
{{Admon/note | Network Ports | When our Fedora CentOS system provides any services on a network, those services are accessible through a port number. All network services are configured to be accessed on a particular port number. By examining which ports are active on our system we can know what services (and points of attack) are available on our system. The ability to examine this information is important for troubleshooting network services and securing our systems. One great tool for this is the <code>netstat</code> command.}}
# On your fedora CentOS host execute the command: <code>netstat -at</code>
# This command will list all active TCP ports. Note the state of your ports.
# TCP is a connection oriented protocol that uses a handshaking mechanism to establish a connection. Those ports that show a state of LISTEN are waiting for connection requests to a particular service. For example you should see the <code>ssh</code> service in a LISTEN state as it is waiting for connections.
'''Answer the Investigation 7 observations / questions in your lab log book.'''
=== Investigation 8: How do I view and configure the IPTABLES firewall? -- Basic Function/Configuration ===
