Re: Slow network printing to 98 machine and blocking port 445

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From: Interrogative (If_at_you.dont.ask.nicely.no)
Date: 10/11/04


Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:40:56 +1000


"Bret" <abc@email.com> wrote in message
news:u7R7qm9rEHA.1272@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hello-
>
> I have attached a short thread below. Just two posts. The first is my
> problem tit for tat. The second is a solution that makes great sense.
> Does
> anyone know how to accomplish what this person suggests? How to block
> outgoing 445 requests? I have this trouble on 3 different networks. I'm

I don't know where all that comes from in that person's reply.

I have WIN98SE and XP mixed and printing. The slowness of anything on a
network that affects XP is almost always because the network is allowed to
automatically assign IP numbers. I always manually assign them. The network
comes up much quicker and printing from any machine is no problem. I suggest
you try that.

Also, if you really want to block any port easily, download Zone Alarm and
install it for that purpose.



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