Iptables rule for windows file sharing?
Dale Sykora
dalen at czexan.net
Fri Jan 28 22:26:59 UTC 2005
Temlakos wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:02:27 -0600, Dale Sykora <dalen at czexan.net> wrote:
>
>
>>I remember having to open port 445 also.
>>Here is what worked for me from /etc/sysconfig/iptables
>>
>>-A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -p udp --dport 137:138 -j ACCEPT
>>-A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -p tcp --dport 139 -j ACCEPT
>>-A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -p tcp --dport 445 -j ACCEPT
>
>
> I just tried the above. And whenever I restart with that
> configuration, I can't see my Windows box, or my own box, at all in
> the "Networks" folder. Samba and Windows must be using some port or
> ports other than those above.
>
> And just so everyone understands, I try to limit it to just my home
> network, thus:
>
> -A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -s 192.168.1.0/24 -p udp --dport 137:138 -j ACCEPT
> -A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -s 192.168.1.0/24 -p tcp --dport 139 -j ACCEPT
> -A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -s 192.168.1.0/24 -p tcp --dport 445 -j ACCEPT
>
> And as I say, I still don't have enough ports open.
>
> I've also tried opening all TCP and UDP ports between 135 and 139, and
> both the TCP and the UDP ports numbered 445. Still no result.
>
> Temlakos
>
below is a thread from the past where I had this problem. Maybe you
will find a solution there.
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-January/msg01763.html
Thanks,
Dale
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