netBIOS Alert

From: R. (@worldnet.att.net)
Date: 01/19/02 

From: "R." <@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 05:17:12 GMT

I just installed a BIOS update from HP today and now I am getting netBIOS
alerts from ZoneAlarm. Coincidence?

ARIN had the number as being from a place in Santa Clara called ConXioN
Corporation.

I checked in file and print sharing but neither file nor print sharing is
checked.

The ZoneAlarm FAQ page says:
"What should I do?
NetBIOS is intended to ensure your computer's resources are made available
to other computers on a network. But you probably don't want the entire
Internet to share your files. Using passwords to secure your file and
printer sharing is a basic step in preventing unauthorized browsing,
running, or deletion of files from your computer. Because some Windows
computers come preconfigured with insecure NetBIOS configurations, it is a
good idea to make sure you have password protection set up on your shares.
To perform this properly, please consult Microsoft's online or print help
resources."

Any tips on how to do this without having to search the Microsoft site would
be appreciated.

Thanks

Relevant Pages

  • Re: browsing
    ... I believe the problem is that you don't have netbios over tcp/ip enabled which ... > file and print sharing is installed ... >> maybe if you have additional restrictions for anonymous access set to no ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.security)
  • Re: Chuck, Help! File sharing network issue
    ... "Carolyncomputer" and explicitly enabled NetBIOS on all 3 machines. ... Master browser name is: CAROLYNCOMPUTER ... I am using the Windows XP firewall on all 3 computers. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web)
  • Re: DNS, NETBIOS, DHCP and WINS
    ... There are two types of computer names in the Windows world - netbios "flat" ... Windows domain is the first name in the FQDN. ... to locate computers in the Windows domain. ... send it off to the dns server for name resolution. ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.networking)
  • Re: my systems wont talk to each other
    ... >>>the other wireless which produced an empty folder under workgroup ... >>>i'm betting on netbios, but how do i get it enabled. ... >>The browser is not a program related to Internet surfing. ... I'm sorry that your computers don't allow you to share files thru the network, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web)
  • Re: Windows 2000 Professional / Norton Personal Firewall 2004 / File & Printer Sharing
    ... > 6) Changed Netbios, Netbios Name and Windows File Sharing rules to permit. ... > 7) Added other computers to the Netbios, ... > Sharing rule permit list individually. ...
    (comp.security.firewalls)