Re: Annoying POP-UPS (not web-browser)- SOLUTION

From: chadg (remove-flotsam_at_netzero-remove.net)
Date: 05/25/03 

Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 22:49:39 GMT

I agree with Don, I find the messenger service to be invaluable to my network managment for the exact reasons he mentioned. You can block the following ports (inbound):
    From MS KB330904
        The Messenger service uses UDP ports 135, 137, and 138; TCP ports 135, 139, and 445; and an ephemeral (that is, short-lived)
        port number greater than 1024.

Chad

"Don Kelloway" <dkelloway@commodon.com> wrote in message news:qNFza.4523$7J5.2344@tornadotest1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> "Michael C." <mcsuper5@usol.com> wrote in message
> news:bamuna$1edrr$1@ID-169517.news.dfncis.de...
> > In article <bakndh$6uc$1@hercules.btinternet.com>, Peter Anderson
> wrote:
> > > I've had this disabled for some time and I've never had anything not
> work, I
> > > network, file-share and game online.
> > >
> > > I think its quite safe
> > >
> > I actually did have an issue with the Messenger service turned off,
> > though for the life of me I can't remember what it was, and since I'm
> > using using primarily Linux, I'm not likely to run across it again.
> >
> > For many people it may be safe, but it is something you want to keep
> in
> > mind if some software doesn't seem to work quite right. Most software
> > doesn't explicitly tell you what services should be running in the
> > background, esp. when the service is turned on by default.
> >
> > YMMV,
> >
> > Michael C.
> > --
> > mcsuper5@usol.com http://mcsuper5.freeshell.org/
> > Registered Linux User #303915 http://counter.li.org/
>
> Typically such windows are generated by an Administrator to alert the
> user(s) within a LAN of a server being unavailable, the need to logout,
> etc. Another use for the Messenger service may be in conjunction with
> an application that's designed to notify the user of something that's
> about to occur. Such an example may be a UPS switching to battery or a
> file back-up is about to begin, etc.
> --
> Best regards,
> Don Kelloway
> Commodon Communications
>
> Visit http://www.commodon.com to learn about the "Threats to Your
> Security on the Internet".
>
>