Re: RE: [WDSCI-L] Map Network Drive

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David

Exactamundo. The NetServer ports are actually NETBIOS ports, which are the 
Network Neighborhood items - you know, the file and print sharing things 
that make Network Neighborhood YOUR neighborhood. Almost all ISPs now block 
these. They're in the vicinity of 137 to 139, IIRC.

So your network folk probably can't ( and should not) open these, because 
the ISP has them blocked, anyway. The VPN solution is the way to go. Then 
you are virtually (sic) on the company network, and these ports are (or 
probably should be) open there.

HTH
Vern

At 03:22 PM 12/3/2003 +0100, you wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> Rule number one... you don't run connections unprotected over the internet.
>
> In your case, you should talk with your network department about setting 
> up a VPN from home (and close down any ports that have previously been 
> opened in this context).
>
> Kind regards,
> Paul
>
> ------------------------
>  Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
> ------------------------
>
> >I should have stated, that I am hitting our iSeries via TCP/IP address ov
> >er the internet from my home with iSeries Access.  I am not logging into
> >our LAN - Novel Netware.  I've loaded the iSeries Access V5.1 on my home
> >PC and configured some workstation sessions.  Just loaded the WDSC and wa
> >s attempting to map drives.  I am certain the *NETSVR is started in the i
> >Series.  Doing some digging around in the archives trying to determine if
> > others have been through this.  Thanks much for your help.