Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:49:19 -0800 (PST) From: patl@phoenix.volant.org To: Thomas Stromberg <ventrex@UNDER.suspicion.org> Cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Cause of NetBIOS-NS requests from outside Message-ID: <ML-3.3.909683359.9882.patl@asimov> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9810291208130.5445-100000@under.suspicion.org>
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> If you enable "Windows resolution through DNS" in NT (there is a similar > setting in Windows95/98), every TCP access that machine ever makes sends a > NetBIOS-ns (137) packet to try to find out its Windows equivalent name to > store in its cache. Finally, an explanation that fits observed behavour. (The broadcast theories don't fit the packets I've actually observed; which are all directed explicitly to my primary server.) Does it still do this if the "Client for Microsoft Networks" is disabled? Thanks, -Pat To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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