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April 2nd, 2005 20:00
How to open port 139 or 445
Every where I look I see enquiries to close these ports. I wish to open them!! A file sharing program I have wont work becuse these ports are closed. I've tried everything that I can think of in the last 18 hours!! Winxp control panel hasn't helped, any ideas?
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volcano11
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April 2nd, 2005 21:00
It's next to impossible to answer your question without knowing the device on which you are trying to open the ports and/or the name of the firewall you are running.
Steve
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April 3rd, 2005 06:00
Thanks Steve: I'm running XP Home, I've disabled my Mcafee, Security Center, in fact, wiped it off the computer. I've disabled what firewall there is on Windows XP ( Don't have SP2 installed ). Looked in Control Panel and have done just about all there is too do in that regard, eg: Network Settings, Internet Settings, any suggestions???....
Marc
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April 3rd, 2005 18:00
welby
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April 4th, 2005 02:00
I have a cable connection, no router. I've gone to the sygate web site and it tells me that 139 and 445 are closed or stealthed. These ports are needed to work my file sharing program.
Marc
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April 4th, 2005 04:00
Just a thought...could your ISP be blocking traffic to those ports?
Jim
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April 4th, 2005 12:00
Thanks for the links Steve, I'll get to those later. As for my ISP, they insist they do not block the ports. When I phone them (they are very helpfull) they are of the opinion that it's deep in the registry!?
Marc