They could get round this by using some other port couldnt they? I know allowing any access from outside opens a risk, but we have to have some kind of access to do our work, upload and download data, dont we?
Or am i being blinkered by the fact that using DTS and EntMgr is so convenient and I just dont want to do anything the hard way? Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer AFP Webworks http://afpwebworks.com On 2/7/06, Jim Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think the issue is not just Enterprise Manager, but opening up ports > 1433 and 1434 to the internet. I have hosted situations which allow > that access, and to be honest, it bothers me a little...the slammer > worm made a lot of people more wary of having those ports open. > Microsoft recommends that they not be open.... > > http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/previousversions/securingsqlserver.mspx > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:231424 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
