On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 09:13 , Minty <mintywalker@gmail.com> sent:

>On 10/11/05, Martin A. Brooks martin@hinterlands.org> wrote:
>> Minty wrote:
>> > I can ping the server from the client on ports 137 and 139.
>> I doubt it, unless you're using tcping.  You don't "ping" a port.
>
>Bah.  Don't know what I was thinking, but the wireless router blocks
>ports 137/139.  Hence I cannot telnet/connect to the server on those
>ports.  Bother.
>
>Thanks for the help.  Off I go to see if I can justify opening those
>ports (although I suspect probably not)...

If you cannot get the ports open, you could tunnel your connection over SSH.  Not a perfect solution as you have to SSH into the box to have access to it, but it would get you in.

Andy


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