Re: [PEN-TEST] Closing Port 139

["Anderson, Harry F." <HFANDERS () OPM GOV>]

     How well does this work on just NT?  I have been told that the NT
packet filtering does not work consistantly with all ports.   I have wanted
to test it but there is just not enought time in the day.

  - Harry Anderson

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ansar Mohammed [SMTP:amohammed () CARIB-LINK NET]
> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 11:53 AM
> To:   PEN-TEST () SECURITYFOCUS COM
> Subject:      Re: [PEN-TEST] Closing Port 139
>
> Both Microsoft Windows NT and Proxy Server provide packet filtering at the
> NIC level.
>
> It can be accessed from the Security Tab of the Proxy Server properties
> and
> the network applet of control panel.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Penetration Testers [mailto:PEN-TEST () SECURITYFOCUS COM]On Behalf
> > Of Kasey Speakman
> > Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 9:54 AM
> > To: PEN-TEST () SECURITYFOCUS COM
> > Subject: [PEN-TEST] Closing Port 139
> >
> >
> > How do I close this port?  The situation is that we are using
> > an NT Server
> > machine with MS Proxy Server.  There are no shares on this
> > computer.  The
> > computer has 2 nics.  One goes to the LAN, and the other goes
> > to our router.
> > I have the internet nic unbound from the WINS on both the
> > server and the
> > workstation services, but the other card is bound to the WINS on both
> > services.  Auditing tools still show that the port is open,
> > even though it
> > won't give anyone any connections, but I don't want any
> > attention being
> > drawn to it by that port being open at all.  Help will be appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Kasey
>
>
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