smb on non-default ports? possible?

Apostasy · 01-01-2005, 02:36 PM

i have samba running great and all users configured.. can map network drives in xp on local machines.. but not outside network (over internet) i think its due to my isp filtering specific ports. ie i can't run apache on 80/ftp on 21 i have them running on obscure ports so others can connect. is it possible to have smb using ports other than 137-139... and if so.. can you map a network drive in xp using ports other than 137-139

sincerely
windows noob

michaelk · 01-01-2005, 03:31 PM

AFAIK you can not change windows networking from using 137-139 and 445. ISPs blocking these ports is really a good thing because MS networking is very insecure.

I suggest using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) if you need for others to connect to your network.

poptop, openvpn and freeswan just a few that are available.

Apostasy · 01-01-2005, 04:27 PM

alright i'll look into those.. thanks for the help!