re: GCI filtering port 139?

From: Grant Stockly <grant@cmosxray.com>
Date: Mon Dec 27 2004 - 17:11:55 AKST

Its a netbsd box running samba with one share, one user, and an ipfilter
for one IP address. Do I really need more?

At 11:56 AM 12/26/2004 -0800, KURT BRENDGARD wrote:
>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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