# Open ports? GAH

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-ports-gah/14124>\
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**Created:** [February 22, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-ports-gah/14124 "2003-02-22T01:58:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![redViper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3d9bf3/32.png) [@redViper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/redViper)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-ports-gah/14124/1 "2003-02-22T01:58:13Z")

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someone help.  
all of a sudden when I was downloading music, it took a vvvvvvvvveeerrrrrry long time (like 2 mins per download) … when it usually only took 30-50 seconds. i called my tech support and they said to check for open ports, and i had 3 open (or so it said) but it says its impossible to close.

how do I know if I have open ports, how do I close them, etc;?

please helP!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-ports-gah/14124/2 "2003-02-22T02:09:10Z")

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what are you using to d/l music??

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 2:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-ports-gah/14124/3 "2003-02-22T02:10:14Z")

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This is how I do it with my router (if you have one it’ll be same, if you don’t, it might still be the same).

There is a website the ###.##.###.## type that you connect to.  
Then click advanced.  
Then it shows you the ports you have open.  
Click the disabled button and then type in the port # under private and public.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-ports-gah/14124/4 "2003-02-22T02:43:12Z")

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what’s the website?  
and i turned off my modem, and its workign… but i still wanna close these ports

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-ports-gah/14124/5 "2003-02-22T02:58:37Z")

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Its different based on your hardware. Contact your computer’s manufacturer and ask them. Or go to their website and you can prob. find a link.