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RE: Web Publishing Pinholes

From: rob.edkins_at_axon.co.nz
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 16:17:04 +1300
Message-ID: <42CCA0F98530D111A77900805F0D52B301738958@ax-akl-exchange.axon.co.nz>

In a word...don't!

Allowing MS Net protocols in from the Internet is asking for trouble.

You'd be better setting up a VPN tunnel using pptp, then mapping the drive.

You'd need to pinhole TCP 1723 and PPTP (Port numbers irrelevant)

You'd also need to install RAS and PPTP on the NT box.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Ball [mailto:Alex@mbs.co.nz]
> Sent: Friday, 11 February 2000 9:39
> To: 'adsl@freebsddiary.cx'
> Subject: Web Publishing Pinholes
>
>
> Can anyone tell me what pinholes I would need to create to
> allow a remote
> user on the Internet to map a drive letter to a share on the machine
> (running NT Server) attached to the M10? We do have a static
> IP address
> assigned.
>
> The plan is to use a scheduled DOS batch file to copy files
> too and from a
> central database. I have considered using FTP but I'm not
> familiar with any
> FTP scripting tools.
>
> Regards,
> Alex Ball
> Technical Manager
> Micro Business Systems Ltd
> Ph +64 3 379-1449 Fax +64 3 379-1534
> Mobile 025 227-6057 e-mail alex@mbs.co.nz
>
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