Re: re: GCI filtering port 139?

From: Christopher Erickson <cerickson@gci.net>
Date: Mon Dec 27 2004 - 17:20:32 AKST

In a word...

yes!

-Christopher Erickson

----- Original Message -----
From: Grant Stockly <grant@cmosxray.com>
Date: Monday, December 27, 2004 5:11 pm
Subject: re: GCI filtering port 139?

> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >------------------------------
> >
> >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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