Windows Firewall -- can't access WINDOWS from LINUX

jimbo45 · 03 Oct 2014

Hi there

Not sure but the wretched built in firewall on W10 seems to stop my Linux server accessing Windows shares even when the firewall is turned OFF.

The Windows box can access the Linux shares so something is hosed up here again. I've enabled remote access etc but it still doesn't work. I've also switched off the SERVER's firewall too for testing.

Re-booted the Linux server (Never need to do that normally) and Windows but still no joy.

So WINDOWS ==>LINUX -- OK
LINUX==>WINDOWS - Fail

Windows networking isn't the best I know but this type of stuff should be basic to any modern OS - so I can't play my music streamer on Windows currently !!

Cheers
jimbo

GEWB · 13 Oct 2014

Jimbo, any luck?

I have no problem accessing Windows 10 drive and folders when using ZorinOS 9 (based on Ubuntu).

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Regards,
GEWB

kd833 · 19 Nov 2014

@GEWB, what flavor (version) of Samba is delivered in that distribution? That might be the difference in why it works for you and not me and others. I'm using Fedora 20 and CentOS 6.5 which came with Samba 3.x. Neither Linux machine on these distributions can access Windows 10 shares.

jimbo45 · 24 Nov 2014

Hi there

I think the answer is to re-enable the file wall and BLOCK Port 139 --then Magic it all works again. Older versions of SAMBA / Windows like Windows 7 use TWO ports 139 and 445 for remote access -- Windows 10 now only uses port 445 so older systems fail since they try port 139 first which fails - then returns FAIL to the remote software (SMB server etc). Blocking Port 139 ensures that Port 449 is tried and that reports SUCCESS. Strange but firewall ON fixes the problem --normally switching firewall OFF cures these types of things.

(Note Block the port in the Windows 10 firewall not the Linux / W7 Firewalls !!!).

Cheers
jimbo