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Re: zotob - blocking tcp/445
From: "Scott Weeks" <surfer () mauigateway com>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 10:12:11 -1000
----- Original Message Follows ----- From: Saku Ytti <saku+nanog () ytti fi> To: nanog list <nanog () merit edu> Subject: Re: zotob - blocking tcp/445 Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:22:10 +0300
On (2005-08-15 18:51 +0000), surfer () mauigateway com wrote:NetBIOS was never meant to be a WAN protocol, so no problem in blocking it.I'm not nearly confident enough to decide on behalf of almost billion other people how they should benefit from the Internet and how not to.
I'm not talking about a billion people doing the same thing. It's your network, so you don't have to block. Or, it's your network, so you can. Or, it's Gadi's network, so he can (or not). Or, it's "several different big ISP's" networks, so they can block (or not). "to stop the spread of the worm they now block tcp/445." It does work. I know. I've done it. It makes some networks better netizens as they don't have the money or resources to control the outbreaks and it's a simple way to keep worms from attacking the rest of us. Do what you want it's your network. http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1001.html 5. OVERVIEW OF NetBIOS NetBIOS was designed for use by groups of PCs, sharing a broadcast medium. Old argument, apologies for feeding. scott
Current thread:
- Re: zotob - blocking tcp/445, (continued)
- Re: zotob - blocking tcp/445 Sean Donelan (Aug 16)
- Re: zotob - blocking tcp/445 Gadi Evron (Aug 16)
- Re: zotob - blocking tcp/445 Randy Bush (Aug 16)
- Re: zotob - blocking tcp/445 Gadi Evron (Aug 16)
- Re: zotob - blocking tcp/445 routerg (Aug 17)
- Re: zotob - blocking tcp/445 James Baldwin (Aug 18)
- Re: zotob - blocking tcp/445 routerg (Aug 18)
- Fwd: zotob - blocking tcp/445 My Name (Aug 18)
- Re: zotob - blocking tcp/445 (Aug 18)
- RE: zotob - blocking tcp/445 Christopher L. Morrow (Aug 15)
- Re: zotob - blocking tcp/445 sthaug (Aug 16)
- Re: zotob - blocking tcp/445 William Warren (Aug 17)
- Re: zotob - blocking tcp/445 Andy Johnson (Aug 17)
- Re: zotob - blocking tcp/445 Daniel Senie (Aug 17)
- Re: zotob - blocking tcp/445 Petri Helenius (Aug 17)
- Re: zotob - blocking tcp/445 Christopher L. Morrow (Aug 17)