Re: [SLUG] Question: Firewall Log

From: Smitty (a.smitty@verizon.net)
Date: Wed Oct 30 2002 - 13:26:40 EST


On Wednesday 30 October 2002 09:19, you wrote:
> Ports 135, 137, 139 are used by Microsoft for drive sharing and domain
> communications. Basically what you are seeing is Microsoft machines
> automatically seeking other Microsoft machines (probably the Computer
> Browser service) that will then show up in the "My Network Places" or
> "Network Neighborhood". These are known vulnerable ports and you should
> be glad that your firewall is blocking those requests for information.
> A good deal of information is given out through those ports.

And remember, that is not a bug, it is a feature.

>
> Jeff Barriault wrote:<snip>



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