Re: [Sheflug] Re: BNC Network Question

["Ian W. Wright" <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

HI,

I'm a bit sceptical about this scanner software. I use it regularly to check
that my machine is supposedly secure and it always says I've got good
security and the machine services either aren't visible or report that they
are 'closed'. However, a web site I chanced on the other day (can't remember
which unfortunately) had an advert for some firewalling software which
presented me with a picture of my 'C' drive showing all the folders and
files!!
I'd love to know how it did it but, even though I looked at the page source
at the time, it didn't give me any clues. The point is, of course, if they
could see that far through my firewall which Shields Up and Portscan said is
secure.......

Best wishes,
Ian
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Ian W. Wright
Sheffield, UK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Andrews" <xxxxx [at] fishbot.org.uk>
To: <shef-lug [at] list.sheflug.org.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Sheflug] Re: BNC Network Question


> On Tuesday 30 April 2002 01:39, you exclaimed:
> > No. You can still run samba on the same IP set thing (subnet), in fact
it
> > would be a lot of unnecessary work to set it up on a different subnet as
> > you'd have to start giving the machines 2 IP addresses.
> >
> > All you need is to make sure the router (the box that connects to the
> > internet) isn't part of the MS network, ie. it doesn't run the samba
> > software.
>
> You can get Samba to run on the same machine with a little care. For
> instance, you can configure it to only use one interface, so you can tell
it
> to totally ignore the dialup interface.
>
> Also, make sure that all requests on ports 137, 138 and 139 are DENIED or
> REJECTED from the dialup interface, and you should be set. Get a friend
with
> a port scanner to check your machine, or use the shields up tool on
> www.grc.com to test if Samba is accessible from the outside world.
>
> HTH
>
> Craig
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