We are not currently blocking any port to or from the Internet. This makes it very important to secure the servers themselves. Joe -- Joe Budzyn [log in to unmask] 301 Computer Center Ph: (517) 355-4500 x162 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, John Valenti wrote: > 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] * > >