27.7 SMB Client Access
This section deals with the question of how a client PC accesses the network directories provided by Samba, by a Windows computer, or by a NAS device.
Before you get annoyed with Windows, Linux, SMB, or anything else, it’s essential to make sure that there is not a firewall blocking access to the network directories. The TCP ports 135, 139, and 445 and the UDP ports 137 and 138 are decisive.
If you run Debian or Ubuntu, there is not much risk in this regard; by default, these distributions do not run a firewall. Current Fedora versions do run a firewall, but the ports relevant for client access are excluded. You only need to change the firewall configuration if you want to share directories yourself (i.e., when using ...
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