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Article #532Re: "Shields UP!" - Port 139 & NetBIOS
From: Stuart Brady
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 00:00
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 00:00
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On Sun, 13 Feb 2000, John Underwood wrote: >Stuart Brady <stuart@bradymill-no.spam-demon.co.uk> wrote: >>A good idea, unless you _need_ Windows networking over TCP/IP. If you >>use a firewall and you don't bind any clients or services to your >>dial-up adapter, you should be safe, though. >You probably need an "or" rather than an "and" in there. Not really... "or" would work, but "and" would be better. ZoneAlarm is free and really easy to set up. >If you don't need to share files over TCP/IP, you will be safe. If you >do you will need a firewall. No -- AFAICS, port 139 would still be open if you haven't got a firewall, so it's probably a good idea to get one anyway. If you have got a firewall -- what's shouldn't you make sure that your computer is reasonably secure without it? [snip obvious stuff] -- Stuart Brady
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