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That makes alot of sence, mainly NT systems do broadcast asking "are you
there" like every min. It is explained really nicely in the samba docs on
samba.org.
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-Rune
Einsteins theory of Relativity mean that no matter what direction you go
in life you have a relative that has a theory...
In the Depths of the minds of the insane Fantasy and Reality are the
same...
On Fri, 10 Sep 1999, Edward J. Sager wrote:
:Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 15:35:36 -0400
:From: Edward J. Sager <ed@sagers.org>
:Reply-To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
:To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
:Subject: Re: [Plug] Suburban@home
:
:Actually, Windows has this bad habit of frequently broadcasting all kinds of stuff
:on those blocked ports and other machines respond. They're just trying to keep M$
:from bogging down their network.
:
:umweber@mcs.drexel.edu wrote:
:
:> This is for the person who asked about Suburban@home cable service.
:> I have had it since july, with absolutely no problems, it's fast and
:> reliable. (Although of course I did have to put a windows box in the room
:> I wanted it to be for them to install it). But there is one huge problem,
:> Ports 137, 138, 139, and 1080 are blocked, so if you wanna set up a home
:> network with Windows involved, or use samba, I think it may be a problem.
:> I tried using scour media agent (http://www.scour.net) to get some files
:> through, this client uses perl and samba to do so, and was unable to
:> because of port 139 being blocked. (It downloads files of of Windows
:> shares).. Which is how I found out about this little "issue"
:> I get they want to discourage you from setting up a network, and would
:> rather you buy additional IPs at $9.95/mo
:>
:> --
:> Michelle Weber
:> umweber@mcs.drexel.edu
:>
:> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
:> Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 09:06:29 -0400
:> From: Support@Suburban.com
:> To: michelle <mbw22@home.com>
:> Subject: Port Blocking
:>
:> Dear @Home Subscriber,
:>
:> Yes, these ports are blocked. There is no ETA on whether these ports will
:> be made available anytime soon. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you
:> while using our service. Any other questions please feel free to contact us at
:> 1.888.398.4547 between the hours of 7:00am to 12:00pm.
:>
:> Technical Support Staff
:> Support@Suburban.com
:>
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