Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3901 mails)

["JD. Brown" <brownstixzz@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I know this issue is a firm favourite...
>
> I've had Suse 9.1, now got 9.2 on my desktop and want to set up a
> network with two laptops, one WIN98SE and one Win2k.
>
> Despite googling, tweaking, throwing computers against the wall I have
> NEVER been able to get the dreaded thing to work.
>
> Anybody out there with a similar setup?
>
> Cheers
>
> Ingo

On a Windows network, it will use the standard ports 137,138,139, sometimes 
445. 
The one thing that is NOT listed and ever hardly talked about is the lovely 
Windows high end RPC ports that are used in a natural Windows enviroment. 
It will use the above mentioned ports along with a port range above 1000. So, 
let's say that you have all your ports opened above. That means you would 
also have to open ports 1000:1080. I've never seen it use higher ports than 
that. 
If we did this, we would have very insecure machines.
The only way that I know to tame these high port numbers, Is by locking down a 
port range; say 1030:1040 or any other non used ports. I have not tampered, 
YET with lowering the port range down. Less than 10. I plan on trying soon.
Here is a M.S. link to do some RPC lockdown reading:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154596

I know how irratating this can be! Believe me. I found this info out by 
running ethereal and reading in-depth online M.S. manuals + talking to other 
members on various boards. This has definatelity worked for me and you can 
use your "Networking Browsing" button flawlessly.

JD