What ports need to be open for Samba to communicate with clients?

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The following ports must always be open to allow for two way Samba communication in a Microsoft environment:

netbios-ns 137/tcp # NETBIOS Name Service
netbios-ns 137/udp

netbios-dgm 138/tcp # NETBIOS Datagram Service
netbios-dgm 138/udp

netbios-ssn 139/tcp # NETBIOS session service
netbios-ssn 139/udp

In a Active Directory Environment, use the following:

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