re: GCI filtering port 139?

whats your ip addy ?? i could use some more storage
for my files :>

you should never ever ever open those ports to the
internet, unless you WANT somebody to own you. the
newer windows boxes can be set up to virtual private
network with few(for windows) problems. i'm assuming
you have a firewall of some kind, (if not, set one up,
better the script kiddies own your firewall and give
you more time to protect your server. its one more
layer of protection they have to go through) they are
not that spendy now days. most of them now come with
vpn built in as well. if you set up a linux firewall,
you can set up one on that. if its a stationary box
you are using to vpn in, you could set up vpn to vpn
firewalls, but that allows the whole network to use
your files as well.

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Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 21:45:10 -0900
From: Grant Stockly
Subject: GCI filtering port 139?

Does anyone know if GCI is blocking port 139 on either
the DSL or cable
modem networks? I'm trying to figure out why within
the past few weeks
every packet sent to 139 from a cable modem to a dsl
modem or from the dsl
to the cable modem has not reached either destination.
I can do a telnet
IP 139 and then a tcpdump tcp port 139 and nothing
will ever be
received. Any ideas?

If not, what is the best way for a windows machine to
mount a share from a
linux box? This is not what I thought Christmas eve
would be like. ;)

Grant

                
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