Opening those ports is not the only solution. By performing the following ufw command, one can allow Samba connections.
ufw allow Samba -- ufw/gufw need a preset for samba-client https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/579931 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Gufw Developers, which is the registrant for Gufw. Status in Gufw: Won't Fix Status in “ufw” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Binary package hint: ufw Going to "Places > Network" returns "unable to mount location - failed to retrieve share list from server" when ufw is enabled. Turning off ufw allows receiving responses from the samba broadcast (tested in GNOME's "Places > Network" and with smbtree). There is no preset for samba-client in ufw/gufw. This bug requests a "samba-client" preset for ufw/gufw which allows inbound udp ports 1024-65535. By allowing inbound udp ports 1024-65535, browsing shares through Places > Network works as expected. This bug is also related to the following: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/474020 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: ufw 0.30pre1-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl Architecture: i386 Date: Thu May 13 12:34:38 2010 PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_CA:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: ufw _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~gufw-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~gufw-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
