Fedora – Opening Port 8080 http-proxy
Lots of people ask that is it a default configuration of Fedora that leave port 8080 open. The question arises when it is the case in the servers while it should not be. This generally results in browser not opening the desired web page if the server is set as a proxy.
In such cases, what could be the remedy? How one can opt for closing the port 8080. And, the users largely ask for other configuration options to convert the server as a proxy one in nature.
These types of question arise when a proxy service is operational but at the same it is accessible outside the local area network. If the server enabled to function as a proxy could be accessed outside the LAN, then there could be chances of someone hacked the server and made it work as a proxy for him.
To clear the doubt, its better to go for reconfiguring the system and update anti-virus setup to immediately disable access from outside.
