How to configure UFW to allow Samba to talk to network NAS

[jaycee23]

I'm sure this is really simple but how do I configure my standard firewall using UFW to allow samba to communicate with my network hard drive.

If I turn off the firewall the network works just fine.

Sorry for such a dumb question but I just can't work it out.

Many thanks

[Paqman]

From the look of it, getting the Samba client to talk through ufw requires editing a config file:

According to this bug you need to do the following:

Hit Alt-F2 and enter:

gksu gedit /etc/default/ufw

then add:

nf_conntrack_pptp
nf_conntrack_netbios_ns

to IPT_MODULES

[jaycee23]

I will try this when I get back home. Looks like it wasn't as simple as I thought.

No wonder I couldn't get it to work! Thought I was being a bit dense.

[coffeecat]

According to this bug you need to do the following:

Thanks for posting that link. I think it's disgraceful that after nearly two years that bug has not been dealt with, or another way found of getting ufw to play nicely with samba shares.

In Maverick I found that if you install gufw and add the preconfigured inbound and outbound rules for samba, then samba was still blocked! I had to allow all traffic in my local network IP range to get samba past the firewall. Ridiculous. That looks a much better fix. Thanks again.

[Paqman]

In Maverick I found that if you install gufw and add the preconfigured inbound and outbound rules for samba, then samba was still blocked!

I believe that's because the Samba profile is designed for a Samba server, not a Samba client.

But yes, not really good enough at all.

[ratcheer]

I have been fighting this problem for three days. I had finally been forced to turn off ufw. Then I started searching for how to fix the combination of ufw and Samba server when I found this thread.

Note that the bug has been open for two years! Bleh!

Tim

[Karti]

Many thanks for this post. I thought it was just me.

Regards

K