Re: Netserver problem

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I am curious why you are using netbios.  Why not go to the new Client Access
Express with its features, or any one of the many tn5250 clients that are
out there?



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From: midrange-l@midrange.com
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2002 15:02:05
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Netserver problem

That explains it, then. Lets here it for the stellar service at ATT. :-{

Could we redefine those services on the 400 and get through? Can I tell
Windows to use a different set of ports?

At 01:51 PM 4/20/02 -0500, you wrote:
>You might want to try another fellow at ATT I had someone check with them

>and they said they did bloack NETBIOS (I had him ask about the port

>numbers) And I heard if they did not you would be able to see your

>neighbors shares. Even their web site says they block NETBIOS. They do not

>say if they just block incoming traffic or both.

>

>Why doesn't AT&T Broadband have a firewall in place for me?

>Currently, AT&T Broadband does filter the netbios ports 137, 138 and 139 as

>well as DHCP traffic on ports 67 and 68. We believe that putting a firewall

>in place for our customers on the network would be too restrictive to their

>enjoyment and usage of the Internet. We do not believe it should be up to

>the ISP to determine what kind of access you can have to the Internet but

>instead, we recommend that our customers consider installing a firewall

>themselves. It is up to the customer to regulate how much access they would

>like from the Internet.

>

>The above is from http://help.broadband.att.com/legal/questions.jsp

>

>John Ross

>

>At 12:08 AM 4/20/02 -0500, you wrote:

>>I'm trying to connect to a 400 at work, from home. The connection is over

>>ATT Broadband Internet, so I'm definitely not in the same subnet.

>>

>>I've asked ATT if they block NETBIOS. The fellow I spoke with says no.

>

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