Hi Joe et al..
Thanks for that info. I have XP setup on VMware. So I guess that's it.
JIM
On Wednesday 27 June 2007 02:00, Joe Morris (NTM) wrote:
> James Hatridge wrote:
> > HI all,
> >
> > When I get online I find later in my messages this:
> >
> > --------------------
> > Jun 26 18:39:38 Opus smbd[9360]: read_data: read failure for 4 bytes to
> > client 89.51.156.29. Error = Connection reset by peer
> > --------------------
> >
> > Is this someone trying to get in my system and should I be worried?
>
> No, it is not someone trying to break in. From my research, it is
> caused by the fact you have XP machines on your local network, which
> respond on both port 139 and 445 to a packet. Answers I have seen and
> tried are to block port 445 on your firewall and /or limiting samba to
> not listen on 445. I have tried both and still see it occasionally so I
> am not positive about this info, other than the fact it comes from your
> local network not the internet side.
>
> --
> Joe Morris
> Registered Linux user 231871 running openSUSE 10.2 x86_64
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