File Sharing on the Internet

Hello all,

Somethings been bugging me for a while now so I thought I'd ask the
question.

Scenario...

I've got a Origo DSL router with only one PC on the network. Router
is set to DMZ to my pc (192.168.0.1) so all ports should be forwarded
to my PC. Pc has firewall running

If I disable my firewall go to shields up and check my file sharing,
Sheilds up comes in on port 139 and shows my shares as exopected.

But If I go to my friends PC and try to see my shares with the
firewall disabled I get Network Path Not Found with only Packets from
port 80 registering on my PC?

So my question is, why is Shields up coming in ok and not another PC
on the internet.

If I try \\my fiends IP address I see his shares when he disables his
firewall but when he does the same to me he gets Network path not
found. Doesn't make sense.

domain105


PLEASE NOTE:

I am fully aware of the implications of allowing port 139 open on the
Net.

"Domain105" <domain105.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:s64810lg9btd08oi9rk36ubp4cmjjbdhh1@4ax.com...
 > If I disable my firewall go to shields up and check my file sharing,
 > Sheilds up comes in on port 139 and shows my shares as exopected.

It's quite likely that Shields Up is only finding the existence of the open
port 139, not whether it is configured right.

 > But If I go to my friends PC and try to see my shares with the
 > firewall disabled I get Network Path Not Found with only Packets from
 > port 80 registering on my PC?

This is most likely a problem with NAT. Are you using your PC's internal IP
address or are you using your router's external IP address when you try to
share your PC to your friend's machine?

BTW, have you considered using FTP instead to share your files? There are
some good freeware FTP server software available.

Yousuf Khan<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->