which ports need to be open for me to access my computer \\this.way\share$?

[tami]

see above. 139 and 445, 139, 135? a combination? i really have no idea... i need to find out if my ISP is blocking entry.

many thanks in advance!

 

[spidey07]

that sounds about right. most ISPs will block the netbios ports anyway for good measure.

use secure FTP to move files and all will be good.

 

[JackMDS]

And if port 21 is closed as well, you can use Ultr@VNC that let you control and transfer without adhering to ftp shares.

:sun:

 

[tami]

ok, so is it a combination of 135, 139, and 445? or is it one of the two?

i'm not looking for VNC, as i want to access my playlist at home from work by going to my \\ip.here.la.la\c$\blah.m3u without using annoying third-party software in order to stream my music instead.

 

[nweaver]

thats a HUGE security risk. setup shoutcast instead

 

[tami]

Originally posted by: nweaver
thats a HUGE security risk. setup shoutcast instead

i understand the risks involved. i have a firewall in place, and i'd only allow entry from a specific IP.

so does anyone wish to answer my question?

 

[Wizkid]

I think you need 137 and 138 as well, but I could be wrong

 

[tami]

Originally posted by: Wizkid
I think you need 137 and 138 as well, but I could be wrong

i'll open 1-65534... how about that?

 

[tami]

cmon people... this isn't a difficult question and shouldn't take 2 days to answer

 

[spidey07]

www.microsoft.com

 

[Rogue]

Originally posted by: tami
cmon people... this isn't a difficult question and shouldn't take 2 days to answer

You should just heed the warnings and do it another way, like using an SSH tunnel or something. Opening NetBIOS over the internet is a very bad thing to do, no matter what controls you put in place. All it takes is one patch missed, one buffer overflow attack, one worm or a really good hacker and you're toast.

It also shouldn't take you two days to visit support.microsoft.com or Google what you're asking either. Worst case scenario, open it through your Windows firewall if you're using XP SP2 and see what ports it registers when you do. Open those same ports through your hardware firewall (please tell me you at least have a hardware firewall) or use port forwarding to your PC.

In any case, don't come crying back here when your machine gets pwned and has an untraceable rootkit installed on it because you didn't listen to people who are trying to warn you against this move.

Oh, and just to add insult to injury, I found this not even two minutes after posting the first version of this message and I'm watching Lost as well.

http://web.archive.org/web/200203080709...hinfo/reskit/en/cnet/cnbc_imp_wcug.htm

 

[tami]

i'm glad you're aiming to "add insult to injury" :roll:

it's interesting how you pulled up a page off web.archive.org, of which is not actively google-searchable.

fyi, i did a few google searches, but i didn't know it was specifically netbios that i needed to look for, since i know netbios != IP address and that's how i plan to access the share.

 

[Rogue]

Originally posted by: tami
i'm glad you're aiming to "add insult to injury" :roll:

it's interesting how you pulled up a page off web.archive.org, of which is not actively google-searchable.

fyi, i did a few google searches, but i didn't know it was specifically netbios that i needed to look for, since i know netbios != IP address and that's how i plan to access the share.

Funny, I found the page using a Google search AND you can access a file share by IP address:

\\127.0.0.1\share will work just as well as \\hostname\share

 

[Brazen]

SMB is the name of the protocol used for transferring files through Windows shares. Try googling for stuff like: SMB protocol port. I THINK if may actually require two ports. Now quit complaining, I got you started, you can do the googling yourself!

edit: The ONLY ports your should have to open are the ones for SMB, you don't need to open NetBIOS ports since you will be using the ip address, and NetBIOS stops at the router anyway.

 

[ktwebb]

No it doesn't. NetBIOS will ride on the carrier protocol. In this case it would be TCP/IP. Perhaps your thinking of the transfer protocol/API NetBEUI. Many or most ISP's will/should block NetBIOS ports though.