On Wednesday 21 July 2004 11:29 am, Brent Clark wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Stupid question, must ports 137 to 139 (basically netbios) be open a drop
> default policy fw.
Close them and do not log all the accesses you will get from script kiddies
trying to find open Windoze shares.
> One of my friends is suggesting that I must open it.
Ask this friend why on earth you should allow Windoze file sharing between
your network and the Internet (in either direction).
> I cant see the need for this.
Good man :)
Regards,
Antony.
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