Re: [PLUG] Ports needed to use Samba or MS networking functions

[Michael Leone <turgon@mike-leone.com>]

On Sat, 2003-12-06 at 20:12, Jesse Huestis wrote:
> Thanks all.  Port 137-139 open both ways with TCP and UDP allowed me
> to connect but not browse.
> 
> Is 445 the port that allows the ability to browse?  

No, port 445 is what Win2K uses, instead of NetBIOS ports (137-139), in
an all-Win2K environment. Or can be made to use.

You can't browse across different sub-nets with SMB (MS networking),
without a WINS server at both sub-nets. Failing that, an LMHOSTS file
might allow you to do that.

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