Does it not also say in the final column NetBios Name Service? That is what port 137 is for, it is part of the NetBIOS protocol and used by every machine running Windows.
Rgds, Paul -----Original Message----- From: Kim Schotanus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 14 June 2002 11:40 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: ports when I do that I see: nbname 137/udp what is nbname? -----Original Message----- From: Bendall, Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 14 June, 2002 12:22 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: ports Have a look on your machine for a file called services, usually under c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc it lists all the most commonly used ports. Regards, Paul -----Original Message----- From: Kim Schotanus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 14 June 2002 11:30 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: ports what does port 137 do? It is blocked, but it is constantly trying to communicate from one of our workstations... Kim _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have received this e-mail in error or wish to read our e-mail disclaimer statement and monitoring policy, please refer to http://www.drkw.com/disc/email/ or contact the sender. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have received this e-mail in error or wish to read our e-mail disclaimer statement and monitoring policy, please refer to http://www.drkw.com/disc/email/ or contact the sender. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
