Re: Disable NetBios over TCP/IP??

From: Mimic (gn0rty@gn0rties.ville)
Date: 02/02/03 

From: "Mimic" <gn0rty@gn0rties.ville>
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 21:27:36 -0000

"Netmasker" <netmasker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:d37a0789.0301311330.46e8b2f6@posting.google.com...
> My windows 2000 SP3 server is an Active
Directory/DNS/proxy/file/print/mail
> server (but it does not run WINS) for my LAN ONLY. It has a private IP
that
> is translated to a static internet IP from a router that gives access to
the
> internet.
> With the "Enable NetBios over TCP/IP" selected my server broadcasts all of
> its shares to the internet, as I noticed when I scanned my server with
> 'grc.com' scan tool.
> Of course I can use (and I use) a firewall to protect my netbios open
ports
> but apart from the firewall what else can I do to prevent internet
invaders
> from seeing my shares?
> How expedient is it to "Disable NetBios over TCP/IP"? Will it affect my
LAN
> operation in some way??
>
> TIA

just dont bind netbios to anything that connects to the net. Ie a modem.
Obviously allow the NIC to have netbios.
options are in the network options. 

--
Mimic
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Binary, and those that dont."

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