Re: [fw-wiz] Annoying pop-ups

From: Luca Berra (bluca@comedia.it)
Date: 10/30/02 

From: Luca Berra <bluca@comedia.it>
To: firewall-wizards@honor.icsalabs.com
Date: Wed Oct 30 07:21:41 2002

On Tue, Oct 29, 2002 at 02:52:58AM +0100, Mikael Olsson wrote:
>
>"Ames, Neil" wrote:
>>
>> David,
>> Port 139 (SMB, Command: SMBsends). "Internet Connection Firewall"
>> will block it. You may have to spend some time with rules to get what you
>> want through the firewall--and may give up and buy one that is easier to
>> configure--but that's better than the situation that you appear to be in.
>
>This is somewhat disconcerting.

maybe, but,
do we always have to write a post scriptum in every mail sayng that?
in this case please ask the listowner to add it below every mail.....

there has been a precise question "which port is used for windows
messaging popup, how do i stop it?" and a precise answer "port 139,
icf". so please calm down.

btw icf is not that bad for a product embedded in a microshaft os
stateful
blocks everything by default
so probably Neil's suggestion also answers your concerns.

L.

P.S.
>You _REALLY_ should be blocking all of 135--139, TCP as well as UDP,
>PLUS port 445, that got introduced in windows 2000.
NO!!! you _REALLY_ should be blocking anithing you don't _EXPRESSELY_
need.
L. 

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