CompTIA Security+™: Study Guide, Fourth Edition

4.10. Hands-On Labs

The labs in this chapter are as follows:

Lab 4.1: View the Active TCP and UDP Ports

Lab 4.2: Run Windows Network Monitor

Lab 4.3: Install snort in Linux

Lab 4.4: Make File Extensions Visible in Windows XP

Lab 4.5: Monitor Network Traffic in Linux

4.10.1. Lab 4.1: View the Active TCP and UDP Ports

As an administrator, you should know what ports are active on your server. The following lab will display this information:

1. Go to a command prompt. On a Windows-based server, enter CMD at the Run prompt; on a Linux server, open a command window.

2. Enter the command netstat.

3. Few items should appear. Now enter the command netstat -a. The —a parameter tells the netstat command to display all the information.

4. Note the ports that are listed. ...