My setup: Vmware Host (eth0) --- iptables (NAT) --- Vmware GuestOS (vmnet1 :: 192.168.101.0/24) My iptables config: Code: # Masquerade all traffic (allow NAT traffic through VM Guest) # vmnet1 host-only network 192.168.101.0/255.255.255.0 iptables --table nat -A POSTROUTING --out-interface eth0 -j MASQUERADE iptables -A FORWARD --in-interface vmnet1 -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -i vmnet1 -s 192.168.101.0/24 -d $SERVER_IP -j ACCEPT I would like to access SAMBA (this sits on the Vmware Host) from within Vmware GuestOS. e.g. \\192.168.101.1\SAMBA I'm at a lost at how to configure the iptables to grant this access from the Vmware GuestOS. Any help or recommendations will be kindly appreciated. chrno
Awesome! All sorted ... chrno Code: iptables -A INPUT -p udp -s 192.168.101.0/24 -d 192.168.101.1 --dport 137 -m state --state NEW,ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT iptables -A OUTPUT -p udp -s 192.168.101.1 --sport 137 -d 192.168.101.0/24 -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -p udp -s 192.168.101.0/24 -d 192.168.101.1 --dport 138 -m state --state NEW,ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT iptables -A OUTPUT -p udp -s 192.168.101.1 --sport 138 -d 192.168.101.0/24 -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -s 192.168.101.0/24 -d 192.168.101.1 --dport 139 -m state --state NEW,ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp -s 192.168.101.1 --sport 139 -d 192.168.101.0/24 -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -s 192.168.101.0/24 -d 192.168.101.1 --dport 445 -m state --state NEW,ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT iptables -A OUTPUT -p tcp -s 192.168.101.1 --sport 445 -d 192.168.101.0/24 -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT