########################################################## ## Searchable Keywords: nmblookup lookup nmbd nmbd: netbios name server Provides netbios name services. Its part of the samba suite ! ! Caution: you may not want to run this on a network that has a netbios name server running(aka an windows DC,BDC or any host that is suppose to be providing netbios name services) It may be just fine, but you know MS doesn't play well with others.(smbmount) nmblookup: similar to nbtstat on a PC similar! nmblookup -A hostname <-- convert name to IP and query nmblookup -M - <--- Tell who is the master browser To use nmblookup through a firewall You have to open the following ports with associated protocols. accept ... tcp destination port netbios-ssn accept ... udp destination port netbios-ns accept ... udp destination port netbios-dgm Bastille firewall do that. If you want to use smb or netbios broadcast names resolution (nmblookup), you must add accept ... udp source port netbios-ns See also samba smbd.conf