hi Joe, Just out of curiosity, does MSU block any ports to/from the Internet? Is that documented somewhere? (hmmm, maybe we need Dr Phil) -jav At 03:57 PM 8/27/2002 -0400, somebody wrote: >4. If you're in an environment where you have TCP139/TCP445 open to the >Internet, you don't need NTBugtraq, you need Dr. Phil. Buy a $50 Linksys >router and put it in front of your machine and use it to block all but >those few you really want open (which doesn't include those two). * John Valenti Systems Analyst, Labor & Industrial Relations * * 408 S Kedzie Hall, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI 48824 * * (517) 353-1807 fax (517) 355-7656 [log in to unmask] *