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Article #22849Re: Warning: Windows 2000 and NetBIOS possible security implication
From: Iain Paton
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 00:00
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 00:00
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Mike Tomlinson <mike@jasper.org.uk> wrote in message news:SS38swAsN9C5Ew+m@jasper.org.uk... > NetBIOS over TCP/IP is disabled under the Advanced/WINS tab. You could also have a look at Advanced/Options/TCP/IP Filtering. Haven't played with this so don't know much about it, but it looks as if it may be simple way to limit Netbios to the local lan. That said, it's written by MS so I don't know if i'd trust it too much. > >Do you have policies or anything active that might be affecting it ? > > How would I check? If I run Task Manager everything looks OK except > realplay.exe is running, and I don't trust that (thinking Aureate.) I'd start by having a look at Administrative Tools\Local Security Policy, there's a load of stuff in there. I can't see anything in there that's obvious on my system, but that doesn't mean something hasn't added stuff to yours. Then try typing gpedit.msc at a command prompt there's some networking stuff in there. > Am I confusing AtGuard's use of the word 'service' with 'port'? Dunno. I don't use AtGuard myself as I have a NAT router and then a Linux machine for things to get through before they'll get to see any of my internal machines. I --
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