On Tue, 12 Aug 2003, at 4:52pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Has anyone heard of the Dept. of Homeland security putting out an > anouncement to ISP's to block TCP/UDP ports 135, 137, 445?
The DHS advisory doesn't target ISPs in particular. Many ISPs block 135, 137, 138, 139, and 445. More have started blocking with the exploits attacking MS03-026. Given the number of clueless lusers running Windows systems unprotected on the Internet, I find this a pretty reasonable action. Traffic on those ports really doesn't have much business being on the public Internet in the first place. -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do | | not represent the views or policy of any other person or organization. | | All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
