Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 12:09:22 -0400 (EDT) From: Joe Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: Jeff Sapp <jasapp@pelennor.net> Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: windows file shares Message-ID: <20010711120436.I20018-100000@shumai.marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <20010711110113.A30642@pelennor.net>
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Do you have a WINS server on the network? Since NetBIOS is a non routable protocol, it will not pass through your firewall (unless you're bridging). NT should be able to connect to device via IP if the server is doing NetBIOS over IP. Also, some servers (like Samba), filter connections based on IP address. Since the NT box moved behind the firewall, its IP must have changed. OSes like 95 and 98 can't make direct connections to IP addresses, and require something like WINS to provide a browse list. Joe Clarke On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Jeff Sapp wrote: > Hey, I've got a couple questions regarding windows / netbios / smb > or whatever it actually is. I'm guessing this is a pretty commonly > asked question, but I spent a couple hours looking for an answer > but I didn't find one. So feel free to point me towards any > documentation on the matter. :) > > I've got a new computer we're setting up as a firewall, it's FreeBSD 4.3 > using IP Filter 3.4.16. Everything has been working fine for me on my > unix workstation, and today I asked one of the NT guys here to put > his box behind the new firewall and see what he thought. For some > reason he can't access any of his windows file shares on the other > side of the firewall. He can ping the windows computers, just not access > any of their file shares. He tried using both their netbios names and > their ip address, neither worked. > > Ipf right now doesn't have any filters loaded, so the computer passes > packets back and forth freely. > > I thought the firewall would just forward the packets on to the windows > computer, but apparently I'm missing something. > > Thanks, > Jeff > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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