Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 17:14:07 -0600 From: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> To: faisal gillani <fasi_74@yahoo.com>, FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: port 445 ? Message-ID: <2147483647.1106500447@[192.168.2.101]> In-Reply-To: <20050123150155.10435.qmail@web51002.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20050123150155.10435.qmail@web51002.mail.yahoo.com>
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--On Sunday, January 23, 2005 7:01 AM -0800 faisal gillani <fasi_74@yahoo.com> wrote: > i use samba on my freebsd server to share files , i > dont use any active directory connectivity still the > port "445/tcp open microsoft-ds" is open , i > read is some where that this port should be close as > it is dangerous to the server , is this true ? > Port 445 is the CIFS port, which is used by the newer MS systems (2000,XP,2003) for networking. Like any networking port, it should not be exposed to the Internet. The port itself doesn't represent a risk, but there's no reason to make it available to the internet anyway. Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) Adjunct Information Security Officer The University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu
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