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Re: Strange open ports on windows machines


From: Arnd Vehling <av () nethead de>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 12:01:48 +0200

Kaptain wrote:

<snip>
      Even without BO there, with ports 135-139 tcp and udp open to
access you have all the security of a tissue in a hurricane.

[cut]
      Mike
</snip>

How can you disable the public accessibility of the 135-139 windows ports?

-K

Put the thingie behind a FW-Box or install access-lists on the router.
In addition its possible to install access-lists on a NT-Box but not
on a windoze box.

regards,

  Arnd Vehling
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