Re: Opening up ports 139, 1494, 1604 - Am I safe?

[D Clyde Williamson]

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> 
> I personally would say 139 is a bucket of worms.  If you've got it
> right open from outside to in, it'll be fun.  People can now establish
> NetBIOS sessions with your internal computers.  But if you only open it
> from DMZ to internal, it's a bit more safe.
> 
> As for the other two, I don't know.
> 

Don't look at the specific service running... think about the fact that
there are now holes in your firewall. If any of the services running on
those ports become susceptible to buffer overflows etc., you've just
opened your kimono and begun dancing on National TV.
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