Link me to a website showing open ports cannot be hacked.

[Daenth]

My dad is such an idiot about. When I open ports and host a server he goes "Open Ports can be hacked! I'm disabling them." I need proof to show him that open ports cannot be hacked...

unless they could be. :C It's for minecraft and a few other things.

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[DracoSoul]

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[Snaffle J. Bean]

My dad is such an idiot about. When I open ports and host a server he goes "Open Ports can be hacked! I'm disabling them." I need proof to show him that open ports cannot be hacked...

open ports can be hacked you idiot

but it's a bit rare so just open them

[?]

What person would ever want to hack your ports? Cause you banned them from a minecraft server?

[Jubel]

Port 80 is already open to allow you to browse the internet.

Tell him he is stupid.

[oromis]

The internet can send you hax so we will only use this thousand dollar computer for minesweeper and MSpaint >:C

[Pew446]

The internet can send you hax so we will only use this thousand dollar computer for minesweeper and MSpaint >:C

lololol

[Raeyok]

http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=75203.msg1280524#msg1280524

I don't know how to say this without being rude, so I'm just going to be rude.  Your dad shovels coal for a living and I am a goddamn professional computer programmer.  I know more about this subject than your dad.  Port forwarding, if done correctly, is completely safe.

[Skateaton]

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I am now going to open those for whichever purpose, and will never need to forward again.

Should I?

[Jubel]

I am now going to open those for whichever purpose, and will never need to forward again.

Should I?

Do eet

[Skateaton]

Do eet

i need serious reasing as for why/why not.

[Jubel]

i need serious reasing as for why/why not.

The only answer you can get from me is "Do it for teh lolz."
Someone else think of a reason to do it.

[DrenDran]

Actually, the highest port is 65535 or something.

[Makingblah]

If you do, I grant you 10 minutes before your computer shuts down.

[DrenDran]

If you do, I grant you 10 minutes before your computer shuts down.

I have had every port possible open for as long as I remember.
Guess what?

I'm still here, no problems.