Summary:
This is a 2 part question. A simple Samba share on one ISP with router doesn't work while another ISP with a different router setup the same and a similar server with same Samba configuration works.
It seems to be either the router not forwarding the ports, although it successfully forwards SSH and others, or the ISP somehow blocking the standard Samba ports. It still bugs me that I can't figure out why it doesnt work and I'll still try to narrow down the cause.
The second question is I'm looking for a business use, simple, easy to use (for end users), secure share for a small number of people and files, hosted internally and accessible externally on the internet, between Windows 7, XP, Mac, and linux servers with simple clients for end users.
A new friend outside of stackoverflow helped with sshfs as a solution. On CentOS ssh already supports sshfs. The Windows client win-sshfs is working well and I'll be trying OSXFUSE with MACFusion described at UO.
Additionally, setup linux users for each person. To allow write by everyone in the linux group, change the umask in /etc/ssh/sshd_config described in this question at serverfault. People get to their home directory first, where I placed links to a shared folder with sticky bit set so they can't delete the folder. They can delete the links but that's easy enough to put back. The only issues I can see are lack of file locking and lack of auto-refresh.
Original Question:
I can't seem to get Samba working on a Centos 6.3 server over the internet. I have a similar test server on another internet connection working fine with the exact same setup. I've gone through http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/diagnosis.html twice, made sure the ports are forwarded through to the internet (although not sure how to test they are really open), double checked samba configuration, its only sharing /tmp simply now. The user account is setup, it can ssh in and get to /tmp and the samba password is set the same. I can't ping the server but that is because the router or IP is set not pingable by the owner/work. SSH and HTTPS apache work well on the server with ports forwarded the same way. I haven't been able to test the share within the local network yet since I am not there, but I assume that it should work internally. When trying to connect from Windows 7 it just times out, no prompt and it has never connected, whereas my test server on my own internet connection is always working internally and externally.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The requirement is a easy to use internally hosted shared folder alternative to using "dropbox" for use between Windows 7, XP, mac, and linux servers that works over external internet connection. It won't see heavy usage but should be quick, easy to access/setup on the client side, and secure for business. If there are any alternatives to install on CentOS that would be great as well.
Thank you!
Andrew
Edit, details:
Ports are forwarded:
(I had an image but as new user I cant post) 137, 138, 139, 445 are forwarded all with both TCP and UDP for testing now.
smb.conf is setup simply and exactly the same as the working test server:
# cat /etc/samba/smb.conf
[global]
workgroup=WORKGROUP
log level = 3
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
security = user
passdb backend = tdbsam
[tmp]
comment = temporary files
path = /tmp
read only = yes
Samba restarted for good measure:
# service smb restart
Shutting down SMB services: [ OK ]
Starting SMB services: [ OK ]
Windows 7 times out when trying to access the share as \ which works fine with the test server:
(I had a screenshot but new users cant post)
A search for the error 0x80004005 results in http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-networking/cannot-access-network-share-get-unspecified-error/9f840844-9d5b-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5
I've checked the workgroup, share settings, and restarted windows. Since the test share works I would think the Windows machine is working. I'll continue with the details.
Edit again:
Following the troubleshooting guide again:
Simplify the smb.conf to just:
# cat /etc/samba/smb.conf
[tmp]
comment = temporary files
path = /tmp
read only = yes
/etc/resolv.conf is using the ISPs servers and they work. They are different than the working server's DNS but that one is on a different ISP:
# nslookup google.com
Server: 71.242.0.12
Address: 71.242.0.12#53
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: google.com
Address: 74.125.228.2
I'm doing everything with IP addresses so I don't know that DNS would come into play.
I added dns proxy = no to smb.conf for fun but that didn't help.
/var/log/samba/log.smbd doesn't report anything different from the working server:
[2012/09/20 16:59:41, 0] smbd/server.c:1141(main)
smbd version 3.5.10-125.el6 started.
Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2010
[2012/09/20 16:59:41.484699, 0] param/loadparm.c:7648(lp_do_parameter)
Global parameter dns proxy found in service section!
[2012/09/20 16:59:41.486645, 0] printing/print_cups.c:109(cups_connect)
Unable to connect to CUPS server localhost:631 - Connection refused
[2012/09/20 16:59:41.486809, 0] printing/print_cups.c:468(cups_async_callback)
failed to retrieve printer list: NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL
[2012/09/20 16:59:41.507198, 0] smbd/server.c:501(smbd_open_one_socket)
smbd_open_once_socket: open_socket_in: Address already in use
[2012/09/20 16:59:41.507407, 0] smbd/server.c:501(smbd_open_one_socket)
smbd_open_once_socket: open_socket_in: Address already in use
[2012/09/20 17:00:39, 0] smbd/server.c:1141(main)
smbd version 3.5.10-125.el6 started.
Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2010
[2012/09/20 17:00:39.513793, 0] printing/print_cups.c:109(cups_connect)
Unable to connect to CUPS server localhost:631 - Connection refused
[2012/09/20 17:00:39.513955, 0] printing/print_cups.c:468(cups_async_callback)
failed to retrieve printer list: NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL
[2012/09/20 17:00:39.535458, 0] smbd/server.c:501(smbd_open_one_socket)
smbd_open_once_socket: open_socket_in: Address already in use
[2012/09/20 17:00:39.535689, 0] smbd/server.c:501(smbd_open_one_socket)
smbd_open_once_socket: open_socket_in: Address already in use
However the working server creates a log file in the directory named log. which the non working server does not.
testparm:
# testparm
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
rlimit_max: increasing rlimit_max (1024) to minimum Windows limit (16384)
Processing section "[tmp]"
Loaded services file OK.
Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions
[global]
[tmp]
comment = temporary files
path = /tmp
continuing...
Continued:
nmb is running as well:
# service nmb restart
Shutting down NMB services: [ OK ]
Starting NMB services: [ OK ]
"Respond to Ping on Internet Port" is normally turned off on the routers. I turned it on, on both the Windows client and the server. Each can ping the other, sharing still doesn't work.
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\xxxx>ping xxxx
Pinging xxxx with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from xxxx: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=51
Reply from xxxx: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=51
Reply from xxxx: bytes=32 time=26ms TTL=51
Reply from xxxx: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=51
Ping statistics for xxxx:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 23ms, Maximum = 26ms, Average = 24ms
# ping xxxx -c 5
PING xxxx (xxxx) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from xxxx: icmp_seq=1 ttl=251 time=20.7 ms
64 bytes from xxxx: icmp_seq=2 ttl=251 time=24.6 ms
64 bytes from xxxx: icmp_seq=3 ttl=251 time=21.4 ms
64 bytes from xxxx: icmp_seq=4 ttl=251 time=25.3 ms
64 bytes from xxxx: icmp_seq=5 ttl=251 time=22.9 ms
--- xxxx ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4029ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 20.776/23.022/25.319/1.764 ms
continuing...
Continued:
iptables are off:
# iptables -L -v
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination
Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination
Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination
SELinux is off:
# sestatus
SELinux status: disabled
smbclient using a user setup in samba works from the samba server to its local IP and to its external IP. The Windows client gets:
Connection to <ip addr> failed (Error NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL)
Samba is running as a daemon/service and netbios-ssn is in listen mode:
# netstat -a|grep netbios-ssn
tcp 0 0 *:netbios-ssn *:* LISTEN
Continuing...
Continued:
We're not restricting connections or using inetd.
log.nmbd does not report any problems.
nmblookup -B BIGSERVER SAMBA works using the server's name
nmblookup -B ACLIENT * fails on all log files using the windows client name OR the external IP address
nmblookup -d 2 `*'. fails
"If your PC and server aren't on the same subnet, then you will need to use the -B option to set the broadcast address to that of the PC's subnet.
This test will probably fail if your subnet mask and broadcast address are not correct. (Refer to test 3 notes above)."
Im not sure here, since we're going over the internet do we need these to match and work?
smbclient //BIGSERVER/TMP works
On the client:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\xxxx>net view \\xxxx (ip addr)
System error 53 has occurred.
The network path was not found.
C:\Users\xxxx>
net use has the same problem, even with providing user and passwd.
nmblookup -M WORKGROUP returns a local windows machine on the network there, whereas on my test server it returns the client which is local to the test machine. Perhaps there is an issue here with workgroup being on another machine, but how would others connect from other networks if this was the issue?
I tried preferred master = yes as well.
Page 2 of samba howto next.
Update: A new friend said to try nmap to see check the ports:
# nmap -sS -P0 -sV -O xxxx
Starting Nmap 5.51 ( ) at 2012-09-21 11:09 EDT
Nmap scan report for xxxx (xxxx)
Host is up (0.024s latency).
Not shown: 995 filtered ports
PORT STATE SERVICE VERSION
22/tcp open ssh OpenSSH 5.3 (protocol 2.0)
25/tcp open smtp Postfix smtpd
110/tcp open pop3 Dovecot pop3d
443/tcp open ssl/http Apache httpd 2.2.15 ((CentOS))
9100/tcp open jetdirect?
Warning: OSScan results may be unreliable because we could not find at
least 1 open and 1 closed port
OS fingerprint not ideal because: Missing a closed TCP port so results
incomplete
No OS matches for host
Service Info: Host: xxxx
Since the Samba ports do not show up, I'm thinking the router or ISP is not forwarding/blocking the ports at this point.
As for a solution to sharing, I'm trying sshfs with a windows and mac client.
Answering your original question, the good way to test if your ISP is not blocking listed ports is this:
# yum -y install tcpdump
# tcpdump -i eth0 "port 137 or port 138 or port 139 or port 445"
(substitute eth0 with the name of the interface connected to the Internet).
Then you should try accessing the share (net view / net use / Windows Shell). If ports are forwarded correctly you should see something like that:
tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode
listening on eth0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 65535 bytes
01:25:48.631173 IP 192.168.0.10.54032 > 192.168.0.1.microsoft-ds: Flags [S], seq 4008761512, win 5840, options [mss 1460,sackOK,TS val 136010468 ecr 0,nop,wscale 7], length 0
01:25:48.631198 IP 192.168.0.1.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.10.54032: Flags [S.], seq 2220435566, ack 4008761513, win 14480, options [mss 1460,sackOK,TS val 15507714 ecr 136010468,nop,wscale 7], length 0
01:25:48.631397 IP 192.168.0.10.54032 > 192.168.0.1.microsoft-ds: Flags [.], ack 1, win 46, options [nop,nop,TS val 136010468 ecr 15507714], length 0
01:25:48.642171 IP 192.168.0.10.54032 > 192.168.0.1.microsoft-ds: Flags [P.], seq 1:184, ack 1, win 46, options [nop,nop,TS val 136010479 ecr 15507714], length 183SMB PACKET: SMBnegprot (REQUEST)
...
If you see nothing at all it means that your ISP (or intermediate router) is blocking packets to those ports and it's most likely the case — SMB protocol proved to be quite insecure for open Internet deployments.
In the file /etc/samba/smb.conf, under the section [global], below the workgroup line add this two lines :
client min protocol = NT1
client max protocol = SMB3
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From W3 Total Cache, I get the following:
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Object Cache: 127.0.0.1:11211.
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I can see here redis is enabled even though I have deleted it completely, this is weird.
Any help on how to resolve this would be really great, thanks!
I have tried everything I can think of. Logging as much as possible, researching the web. I exspect to get memcached to work again :)
I have a Centos server with exim installed. I am trying to send en email from the command line like this:
exim -v account#gmail.com
From: email#mydomain.com
To: account#gmail.com
Subject: test email
this is a test
^D
I have also tried:
echo 'test message' | mail -s Test1 account#gmail.com
as well as sending from a PHP script.
The result is the email times out. The logs indicate exim is timing out:
H=alt2.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com [173.194.219.26] Connection timed out
I believe iptables are correct. I have scanned the server from an external IP and ports 25, 265 and 587 are open. (Not sure 587 needs to be since this will be a send-only situation most likely.)
I have also telnet'd to port 25 successfully. (Most of the successful resolutions I have found involved port 25 being blocked. I don't think that is the case here. I have also called my provider and checked. They claim port 25 connections are not blocked.)
I would appreciate some ideas.
Thank you.
I have softROCE setup on SUSE Linux SP11. I am trying to validate the traffic over RXE device. I am able to send and receive traffic using ibv_*_pingpong. But for rping it is giving and error RDMA_CM_EVENT_UNREACHABLE, error -110.
#rxe_cfg -l
Name Link Driver Speed NMTU IPv4_addr RDEV RMTU
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I have created forged destination unreachable ICMP with type 3 and code 4 (fragmentation needed and DF bit is set). My setup has Server, Client, and a switch between them. Ideally this ICMP gets generated by router/gateway but I'm generating this at client. I'm creating this ICMP using Scapy tool. Here is how I'm creating:
ip = IP()
icmp = ICMP()
# IP Packet sent to client
ip.dst = ip_server
ip.src = ip_client
ip.protocol = 1 #shows that ip header contains icmp as data
# icmp type 3 + code 4
icmp.type = 3
icmp.code = 4
mtu =1300
icmp.unused = mtu
#
# build original packet for ICMP ping request
#
ip_orig = IP()
ip_orig.src = ip_server
ip_orig.dst = ip_client
icmp_orig = TCP()
tcp_orig.sport = 50000
tcp_orig.dport = 50000
tcp_orig.seq= original sequence number
#
# send the packet
#
send (ip/icmp/ip_orig/tcp_orig)
Steps I'm following to demonstrate the effect of this ICMP:
1> Server and client are talking to each other using sockets
2> As soon as server accepts the connection, I'm giving a 60 seconds pause in the machine during which I disable all the TCP ACKs going out of client machine (because if server receives ACKs for the message it sent then it wouldn't respond to ICMP).
3> Server sends it first message to client but won't receive any ACKs and server keeps re-transmitting the message, meanwhile I inject an ICMP message as mentioned in the above scapy code: send (ip/icmp/ip_orig/tcp/orig). I'm reporting MTU 1300 in the icmp i'm sending.
4> Ideally Server should reduce it's MTU and sends message back to client with MTU size of 1300.
But Server keeps re-transmitting the message with MTU size 1500. Kindly help me with this.
Why is server not reducing its MTU? Am I doing something wrong in my demonstration? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
There are a few pointers I outlined in this answer and in its comments:
The specification requires that the original IP header that is encapsulated in the ICMP error message (i.e. ip_orig) is exactly identical to the one received. Therefore, setting just its source IP address and destination IP addresses (i.e. ip_orig.src and ip_orig.dst, respectively) is probably not enough.
The sequence number of the original TCP header that is encapsulated in the ICMP error message (i.e. tcp_orig.seq) should be set as well, since the specification requires that at least 8 bytes of the problematic packet's IP layer payload are included in the ICMP error message.
Verify that path MTU discovery is enabled and that the DF bit is set. You can enable path MTU discovery with sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc=0.
Verify that there isn't any firewall and/or iptables rule that blocks ICMP messages.
I'm using "Net::SFTP" in perl cgi file to put files to a windows M/C from my dev box.
After adding below new directory manually (with 0777 permissions) everything works fine:
bash-4.1$ pwd
/.ssh
-bash-4.1$ cd ..
-bash-4.1$ ls -ltra | grep .ssh
drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 4096 Jan 23 23:57 .ssh
Problem (if I don't add above directory manually ) here is as per my understanding:
Apache is running cgi with user as "nobody" which do not have permissions to make directory after connection is established via sftp and I'm getting below error messages in logs:
xxx.xxx.net: Reading configuration data /.ssh/config
xxx.xxx.net: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh_config
xxx.xxx.net: Connecting to xxx.xxx.xxx.com, port 22.
xxx.xxx.net: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version 5.17 FlowSsh: Bitvise SSH Server (WinSSHD) 5.58: free only for personal non-commercial use^M
Math::BigInt: couldn't load specified math lib(s), fallback to Math::BigInt::Calc at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/Crypt/DH.pm line 6
xxx.xxx.net: Net::SSH::Perl Version 1.34, protocol version 2.0.
xxx.xxx.net: No compat match: 5.17 FlowSsh: Bitvise SSH Server (WinSSHD) 5.58: free only for personal non-commercial use^M.
xxx.xxx.net: Connection established.
xxx.xxx.net: Sent key-exchange init (KEXINIT), wait response.
xxx.xxx.net: Algorithms, c->s: 3des-cbc hmac-sha1 none
xxx.xxx.net: Algorithms, s->c: 3des-cbc hmac-sha1 none
xxx.xxx.net: Entering Diffie-Hellman Group 1 key exchange.
xxx.xxx.net: Sent DH public key, waiting for reply.
xxx.xxx.net: Received host key, type 'ssh-dss'.
xxx.xxx.net: Permanently added 'xxx.xxx.xxx.com' to the list of known hosts.
**mkdir //.ssh: Permission denied at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/Net/SSH/Perl/Util/Hosts.pm line 92**
I tried to solve this problem with different methods given over internet but nothing is working for me.
Can anybody suggest possible solution?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
I recently ran into the same problem myself and you are correct that it is a permissions issue. When your nobody process tries to connect to the remote server, it wants to write the remote host key to a file. This is the step that is failing in your error message (Hosts.pm line 92).
My solution was to create a nobody-writable location for the NET::SFTP to write the known_hosts file and to specify that location before you construct your NET::SFTP connection.
$ENV{HOME} = '/nobody/writable/location/';
You can find more information on this problem at http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=599078