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    • K Offline
      kuberan
      last edited by

      Good Day people

      I have
      WAN:x.x.x.0/26
      LAN: 192.168.0.0/20
      DMZ: 192.168.18.0/24

      There are a few devices, servers and NAS in the DMZ and they all have the same rules at the moment in the DMZ interface.
      I have web access from the LAN to both NAS and windows servers, and RDP to Windows Servers. Also for the file share on \NAS-1\ShareName I have access from the LAN also if I use the NAS IP \192.168.18.x.

      My problem is that I can not access the windows shared folder.. not with\WinSeverName\ nor with \192.168.18.x <ip addresss="">.

      All ports seem to be open for all protocols IP*

      What I am missing here?

      Thanks</ip>

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        Guest
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        If they are all on the same LAN segment then I would suggest looking at the machine itself, i.e. go to the advanced sharing options on the server and check there.

        The only time I have had problems with Windows, well as far as sharing goes, I've had lots of other problems, is when the something in the sharing options was not configured correctly.

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        • KOMK Offline
          KOM
          last edited by

          Probably the Windows firewall.  I think it's set to block traffic from outside the local subnet.  Disable it and see if that helps.

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          • K Offline
            kuberan
            last edited by

            @KOM, the windows firewall is turned off… the only FW is pfSense and that has IP* open to and from the LAN

            @marjohn56, they are on different subnets and all other services work to and from them  but the file share.

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              Guest
              last edited by

              What is the IP and mask of the offending device and the same info from the machine trying to connect to it?

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                Guest
                last edited by

                Also forgot to ask, the file server is running what Windows OS, and the same question for the client machine?

                Just trying to build a full picture.

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                • KOMK Offline
                  KOM
                  last edited by

                  Look at your firewall log and see what is being explicitly blocked and work backwards from there.

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                  • K Offline
                    kuberan
                    last edited by

                    @marjohn56
                    LAN side IP 192.168.1.90 (Win 10 Pro)
                    DMZ side IP 192.168.18.203 (Win 2012 R2)

                    @KOM
                    That is just it, nothing is being blocked. For example, the file share on the NAS (192.168.18.202) can be connected to from Win 10 (192.168.1.90).

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                      Guest
                      last edited by

                      And you can RDP to the server from the client?

                      Can you try creating a share on the client, then connect to it from the server, then try the server from the client again if that works.

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                      • K Offline
                        kuberan
                        last edited by

                        I am able to RDP to the Windows 2012R2 machine from the Windows 10 machine and the other way around as well….
                        Can not connect to shares in either direction.

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                          Guest
                          last edited by

                          I have had this issue in the past, drives you nuts.

                          Here's a thread with lots of users suffering from the same issue and many different 'fixes'.

                          https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1162811-windows-10-can-t-access-network-shares

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                          • K Offline
                            kuberan
                            last edited by

                            @marjohn56 sorry to say, but I tried all that was talked about it the link you sent, although I don't think it is applicable to my topology….  thanks for trying to help.
                            I am still looking for a solution.

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                              Guest
                              last edited by

                              I doubt it's anything to do with the network.

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                                Guest
                                last edited by

                                @kuberan:

                                @marjohn56 sorry to say, but I tried all that was talked about it the link you sent, although I don't think it is applicable to my topology….  thanks for trying to help.
                                I am still looking for a solution.

                                Can you do a little schematic of the Network.

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                                • K Offline
                                  kuberan
                                  last edited by

                                  Hope this helps….
                                  192.168.18.201 and 192.168.18.203 can see each other's shares

                                  From 192.168.1.90 I can see the shares on 192.168.18.201
                                  From 192.168.1.90 I can RDP to 192.168.18.203 but the problem is connecting or seeing any shares (\192.168.18.203)

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                                  • jahonixJ Offline
                                    jahonix
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                                    Then it's not the router but something on your 192.168.18.203

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