Open ports by defult

[Troy123]

Hi I've noticed these ports are open by default ive just changed my router from  the black one to the white one but I noticed the black one had these  ports open too im not sure that the port 8080 one should  be open or do sky open it my default 

 

[Chrisee]

@Troy123 how are you testing the ports? If it from inside the network those port80 and 443 are normal as they allow you to access the hub's web server. The two higher ports are probably used by Sky to access the hub's diagnostics. If you want to test the firewall use port scan like this Shields Up from Gibson Reseach https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

[Troy123]

I typed my external ip address in then disconnected from my wifi then used my mobile data for the scan I'm just wondering if anyone else has these ports open because it seems a bit strange they was also open on the black router i had 

[Chrisee]

@Troy123 use a proper port checker as I linked as I suspect your result is not telling you the true story.

[Troy123]

[Troy123]

So after useing the scan it's all showing green is that how it should be 

[Chrisee · Accepted solution]

@Troy123 yes green good red bad. In my experience Sky hubs have pretty good security.