[KLUG Members] samba server can be browsed but not pinged

[bill]

On Wed, 2004-11-10 at 11:36, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> > You are exactly right.  Dropped the firewall and everything worked.
> > And I don't want to have to create one from scratch if I can avoid it.
> > However, the CLS version of the firewall config program (as opposed to
> > the gui) lets me allow certain ports.  Could I use that? 
> 
> Should be able to.
> 
> >  If so, what ports?
> 
> udp/netbios-dgm (138)
> udp/netbios-ns (137)
> tcp/netbios-ssn (139)
> tcp/microsoft-ds (445)

I also found that on an XP box with SP2 you need to open port 53 if
-this- samba server is providing WINS.  That appears to allow for
incoming DNS requests to the Samba server.

Oddly enough, if the XP box is using SP1, you don't need to do that. 
Don't know why.