firewall blocking?

[Helga]

Hi,
I installed a zonealarm pro on my windows xp and I'm
getting one alert after the other about NetBIOS Name
having been blocked and all I can push is ok. How do I
know that I don't actually need them for microsoft to
communicate with me? How do I get them if I do?
Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

 

[S.Sengupta]

-----Original Message-----
Hi,
I installed a zonealarm pro on my windows xp and I'm
getting one alert after the other about NetBIOS Name
having been blocked and all I can push is ok. How do I
know that I don't actually need them for microsoft to
communicate with me? How do I get them if I do?
Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
.

Hello!
In Windows XP you have the possibility to disable NetBIOS
over TCP/IP. You do this by right-clicking on My Network
Places and selecting Properties. Then right-click on the
appropriate Local Area Connection icon, and select
Properties. Next, click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and
Properties.
Now click Advanced, and select the WINS tab.There you can
enable or disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.The changes take
effect immediately without rebooting the system.

You will get an event in your even log if you do not also
disable the TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service service. You can
Disable this service in Control Panel > Administrative
Tools > Services if desired
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...port/kb/articles/q301/0/41.asp&NoWebContent=1
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...ppro/proddocs/sag_TCPIP_pro_UseWinsConfig.asp


with regards,
ssg/pronetworks.org

 

[Alex Nichol]

I installed a zonealarm pro on my windows xp and I'm
getting one alert after the other about NetBIOS Name
having been blocked and all I can push is ok.

That NetBIOS port is the one that the BLAST worm and other nasties try
to get in through. It is only wanted if you are supporting a rather
old-fashioned Local network. So leave it blocked. ZA Pro's Firewall
High should be in use; then you can permit specific other ports is you
have a specific need for them

I'm getting around 5 or 6 hits a minute still trying to get in through
it

 

[Jim Macklin]

Right click your Zone Alarm icon in the system tray and
select "Restore Zone Alarm Control Center."
Then on the Alerts and Logs tab, turn the alert pop-up OFF.
It will still log the port probes but won't bother you with
all the traffic and pop-ups. It will still alert when a new
or changed program tries to connect to the Internet.

BTW, I turn all protocols except TCP/IP off in the
connection properties.


message

I installed a zonealarm pro on my windows xp and I'm
getting one alert after the other about NetBIOS Name
having been blocked and all I can push is ok.

That NetBIOS port is the one that the BLAST worm and other
nasties try
to get in through. It is only wanted if you are
supporting a rather
old-fashioned Local network. So leave it blocked. ZA Pro's
Firewall
High should be in use; then you can permit specific other
ports is you
have a specific need for them

I'm getting around 5 or 6 hits a minute still trying to get
in through
it