NetSend Question

[Sinster]

Is there a safe way of using NetSend? I would like to use it so I can send messages to people on the network. However I don't know how to contain it so it just for our network.

 

[chrisbyrd]

you may wish to disable port 135 if you have an appropriate firewall. this may stop access to other DCOM related services though. udp port 1026 would be a good bet too

 

[Reg]

There really is no such thing as a "safe" netsend. Netsend is designed to be sent and received from any machine. There are no checks in the system. If you do allow Netsends, I recommend that you follow the advice above to prevent message spamming from outside your network.