Will this help any? http://www.petri.co.il/what's_port_445_in_w2k_xp_2003.htm From what I gather, it is usually universal that ports 137-139 is blocked because they are always used for attacks and the such. I'm not well versed on changing ports and the such. Sorry! :-( On Sun, 21 Mar 2004 02:42:47 -0500, "Ray at home" <listray@xxxxxxxxxx> had this to say: Rah> Hi group, Rah> Rah> I have a W2K server at a remote location that I'm renting off a Web hosting Rah> company. This server is connected directly to the Internet without any Rah> firewall in front of it or anything. I'm unable to map a drive to this Rah> computer over the Internet, and I think I've come to the conclusion that Rah> it's because my home ISP (Comcast) is blocking ports 137-139 (are they the Rah> ones?). Here is the setup that I had on the remote server while trying to Rah> do this, which I ~think~ should be fine: Rah> Rah> -Installed an enabled protocols: Rah> Client for MS Networks Rah> File and printer sharing for MS Networks Rah> NetBEUI Rah> TCP/IP Rah> - TCP/IP Filtering - all,all,all Rah> - All IP Sec policies Unassigned Rah> - Enable netbios over tcp/ip: ON (matters?) Rah> Rah> -Server service started Rah> Rah> Rah> Questions: Rah> 1. Does this setup seem like it should work, or am I forgetting something? Rah> Rah> 2. If my ISP does have these ports blocked, does anyone know of a way to Rah> change the port(s) that Windows uses for hosting file shares? Rah> Rah> Thanks, Rah> Rah> Ray at home Rah> Rah> ******************************************************** Rah> This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games Rah> Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to Rah> relieve your stress. Rah> http://www.StressedPuppy.com Rah> ******************************************************** Rah> To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation Rah> mode or view archives use the below link. Rah> Rah> http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm Rah> Rah> __________ NOD32 1.667 (20040315) Information __________ Rah> Rah> This message was checked by NOD32 Antivirus System. Rah> http://www.nod32.com Rah> Rah> Rah> ---------------------------------------------------- Rah> This message has been processed by Firetrust Benign. Rah> Rah> __________ NOD32 1.667 (20040315) Information __________ Rah> Rah> This message was checked by NOD32 Antivirus System. Rah> http://www.nod32.com Rah> ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to relieve your stress. http://www.StressedPuppy.com ******************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm