"R. Bradley Tilley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thursday 14 February 2002 12:21, Gene Matthews wrote: > > > > I always heard this was a big security hole. Is there a secure way to > > do this? > > Use a host based firwall like ZoneAlarm, it's free, and is a wonderfully > simple IP filter. Also, password protect the shares on Win9x, or if it's > 2000/NT/XP, only allow certain users access (amanda can mount the share as > one of the allowed users).
It would also be advisable to talk to your network administrators and get
them to filter incoming SMB traffic at your department or building's
gateway to the outside world, but that's true for lots of things..
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Mike Hicks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Unix Support Assistant | Carlson School of Management
Office: 1-160 Phone: 6-7909 | University of Minnesota
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