NBios-IP traffic

[Danny Mayer]

Len Conrad wrote:

> >This maybe a dumb question!
>
> well, dumb, but at least it´s on topic  :)))
>
> >Anyone know why I get 8+Mb of NBios-IP traffic on my Linux RH 7.1 Co-located
> >server per day ?
> >I am using ntop to monitor traffic and this shows NT machines on the same
> >network as my Linux server could these be the source
> >Megs cost money, is there a way of stopping this activity from my end ?
>
> block ports 137-139

    This only prevents the NT boxes from accessing those ports. The only
way to stop the traffic is to have those boxes turn this off.  If you are worried

about the network, put your Linux server on a different subnet and have the
network hub filter out the traffic.

    Danny