Browse samba and windows shares

After reading I got almost everything mentioned in the tutorial, to browse the shares through Doing:
smb://192.168.x.xxx
works just fine.
vaio@nando, Tue Jul 12 16:52:18
~
$ sudo iptables -L --line-numbers Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
num target prot opt source 1 ACCEPT udp -- 192.168.1.0/24 2 ACCEPT udp -- 192.168.1.0/24 3 ACCEPT tcp -- 192.168.1.0/24 4 ACCEPT tcp -- 192.168.1.0/24 5 DROP icmp -- anywhere 6 ACCEPT all -- anywhere 7 ACCEPT all -- anywhere 8 DROP all -- 10.0.0.0/8 9 DROP all -- 172.16.0.0/16 10 DROP all -- 192.168.0.0/24 11 DROP udp -- anywhere 12 DROP udp -- anywhere 13 DROP all -- anywhere 14 DROP all -- anywhere 15 ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere 16 ACCEPT tcp -- anywhere Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
num target prot opt source Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
num target prot opt source vaio@nando, Tue Jul 12 16:52:28
~
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Last edited by FernandoBasso and trying all of the tips suggested in this thread
working. Just that despite the fact that I did allow the ports
I still have to stop iptables in order to be able
the 'Browse Network' icon in nautilus.

destination
anywhere udp dpt:netbios-ns
anywhere udp dpt:netbios-dgm
anywhere tcp dpt:netbios-ssn
anywhere tcp dpt:microsoft-ds
anywhere
anywhere
anywhere state RELATED,ESTABLISHED
anywhere
anywhere
anywhere
anywhere udp dpts:33435:33525
anywhere udp dpts:33435:33525
anywhere state INVALID
anywhere
anywhere tcp flags:FIN,SYN,RST,ACK/SYN limit: avg 1/sec burst 5
anywhere tcp flags:FIN,SYN,RST,ACK/RST limit: avg 1/sec burst 5
destination
destination
(2011-07-12 20:51:31)

rowdog wrote:You might need ICMP for browsing the network.
Thanks for the reply. Allowing icmp (iptables -D INPUT 5) didn't do any good at all.
However, iptables -I INPUT -s 192.168.1.0/24 did work. Just, that I don't want to
allow everyone in the LAN to have access, and some IPs are set through DHCP, so,
I can't allow just 'this' or 'that' machine.
I am trying to find out which of the rules is blocking browsing the network.
Just for sake of information, here's /etc/iptables/iptables.rules:
# Generated by iptables-save v1.4.10 on Thu Jul 14 08:16:15 2011
*filter
:INPUT ACCEPT [0:0]
:FORWARD ACCEPT [0:0]
:OUTPUT ACCEPT [10:696]
-A INPUT -s 192.168.1.0/24 -j LOG --log-prefix "__LOCAL_CONNECTIONS__"
-A INPUT -s 192.168.1.0/24 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -s 192.168.1.0/24 -p udp -m udp --dport 137 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -s 192.168.1.0/24 -p udp -m udp --dport 138 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -s 192.168.1.0/24 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 139 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -s 192.168.1.0/24 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 445 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p icmp -j DROP
-A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -s 10.0.0.0/8 -j DROP
-A INPUT -s 172.16.0.0/16 -j DROP
-A INPUT -s 192.168.0.0/24 -j DROP
-A INPUT -i eth0 -p udp -m udp --dport 33435:33525 -j DROP
-A INPUT -i wlan0 -p udp -m udp --dport 33435:33525 -j DROP
-A INPUT -m state --state INVALID -j DROP
-A INPUT -j DROP
-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --tcp-flags FIN,SYN,RST,ACK SYN -m limit --limit 1/sec -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --tcp-flags FIN,SYN,RST,ACK RST -m limit --limit 1/sec -j ACCEPT
COMMIT
# Completed on Thu Jul 14 08:16:15 2011

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Is there any way to turn this feature back on?

Wow. I feel so stupid. I'm pretty sure I even looked in there and somehow missed it. I think I was looking for something similar to the check box list there is for the sidebar in the Finder preferences.
Thanks for that.

Whenever i have a mozilla browser on and i try to open another mozilla window browser it work pull up a new window. When close the browser that was on, it will still show up on Task Manager. Whats going on with this?

Whenever i have a mozilla browser on and i try to open another mozilla window browser it work pull up a new window. When close the browser that was on, it will still show up on Task Manager. Whats going on with this?

There are other things that need attention:
Your above posted system details show outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks that you should update.
*Shockwave Flash 10.0 r32
Update the [[Managing the Flash plugin|Flash]] plugin to the latest version.
*http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

Can Bootcamp and Parallels share the same Windows applications and data?

I'm looking at getting an Intel iMac which will let me throw away my old PC - Yeah!
I will have a couple of Win apps that I will need to hang on to (Quicken - Quicken for Mac is horrible, but that's another tghread). Anyway, can Bootcamp and Parallels share the same Windows applications and data?
My thought would be to allow my wife to access Quicken from Parallels and not have to reboot. She will only need lightweight access and the overhead of running virtualization wouldn't impact her. I, on the other hand, would want to occasionally boot natively into Windows and run the same application with the same datafile. Is this possible?
Thanks and looking forward to joining the MacIntel world!

Thanks for all of the freplies. I suspected that BootCamp and Parallels could not shar ethe same partition, but wanted to verify. To address some of the other posts:
Re: Quicken vs MoneyDance - I looked at MoneyDance a while back and while it is comparable to Quicken for Mac, it isn't comparable to Quicken for Windows (ergo, Quicken for Mac isn't comparable to Quicken for Windows!). But, as I said, that is a topic for another thread!
Re: Using Bootcamp/Parallels for only one app: I actually have several apps that I still need access to on Windows. I work with many business applications than only run/are supported on Windows as well as receive some complex Office documents which Office for Mac cannot handle. Quicken (for Windows 2007) was just the best example of a consumer app where I could see wanting access from both OS X and Windows.

The loading bar at the bottom of my browser has disappeared and I want to reinstall or reactivate it. How do I do this please and what is this bar called? I use the lastest version of Firefox 3.6.3 and Windows XP.

The loading bar at the bottom of my Firefox browser has suddenly disappeared and I want to reinstall or reactivate it. How do I do this please and what is this bar called? I use the latest version of Firefox 3.6.3 and Windows XP. I have many add ons and I usually automatically install the recommended updates. This problem has never happened before and switching my browser on and off again does not solve the issue.
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== I am not sure why this suddenly happened. I think it may have been after my usual updates but I am not sure if that has anything to do with it at all.

Loading Bar? Maybe the URL/address bar where you type sites you want to go to (like www.google.com)? See Navigation Bar below. You may also need to see the first item "Can't see the Menu Bar".
'''Can't see the Menu Bar''' (File, Edit, View, History, Bookmarks, Tools, Help)?
Turning the Menu Bar on and off is a new feature in version 3.6.
''(Linux & OSX see: [[Menu bar is missing]] )''
''Windows'' Method 1. '''''Hold down''''' the key and press the following letters in this exact order: V T M
''Windows'' Method 2. Press and release the key. The Menu Bar will be displayed; then choose ~~red:V~~iew > ~~red:T~~oolbars and click on ~~red:M~~enu Bar.
The Menu Bar should now be displayed permanently, unless you turn it off again using View > Toolbars. Check mark = displayed, NO check mark = not displayed.
See: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Menu+bar+is+missing
'''Navigation Toolbar, Bookmarks Toolbar and other Toolbars''' under View > Toolbars. Clicking on one of them will place a check mark (display) or remove the check mark (not displayed).
'''To display the Status Bar''', View, then click Status bar to place a check mark (display) or remove the check mark (not displayed).
'''Full Screen mode'''
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Netbooks#Full_screen
Also see:
''' [[Back and forward or other toolbar buttons are missing]]'''
'''[[Navigation Toolbar items]]'''
You can un-install the Mozilla ActiveX control as Firefox no longer uses it and hasn't since, as I recall, version 2. See: [[ActiveX]]
To remove Tools > Add-ons > Extensions, click on the item, click Uninstall, click Restart Firefox in the Extensions window.
'''''Other Issues''''': ~~red:You have installed plug-ins with known security issues. You should update them immediately.~~
'''Install/Update Adobe Flash Player for Firefox (aka Shockwave Flash)''': your ver. 10.0 r45; current ver. 10.1 r53 ('''important security update 2010-06-10''')
~~red:Check your version here~~: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
See: '''[http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing+the+Flash+plugin#Updating_Flash Updating Flash]'''
-'''use Firefox to download''' and '''SAVE to your hard drive''' (save to Desktop for easy access)
-exit Firefox (File > Exit)
-check to see that Firefox is completely closed (''Ctrl+Alt+Del, choose Task Manager, click Processes tab, if "firefox.exe" is on the list, right-click "firefox.exe" and choose End process, close the Task Manager window'')
-double-click on the Adobe Flash installer you just downloaded to install/update Adobe Flash
-when the Flash installation is complete, start Firefox, and test the Flash installation here: http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_15507&sliceId=1
*'''NOTE: On Vista and Windows 7''' you may need to run the plugin installer as Administrator by starting the installer via the right-click context menu if you do not get an UAC prompt to ask for permission to continue (i.e nothing seems to happen). See this: http://vistasupport.mvps.org/run_as_administrator.htm
*'''NOTE for IE:''' Firefox and most other browsers use a Plugin. IE uses an ActiveX version of Flash. To install/update the IE ActiveX Adobe Flash Player, same instructions as above, except use IE to download the ActiveX Flash installer.
*Also see: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Flash ~~red:'''''AND'''''~~ [[How do I edit options to add Adobe to the list of allowed sites]]

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