tip: Samba server not showing in Windows

Samba server not showing in Windows:

smb.conf:
     NetBIOS name should be uppercase
     for example:
         netbios name = SERVER

     hosts allow's 127eed to have a "1" at the end
     for example:
         hosts allow = 192.168.202.0/24 127.0.0.1


wsdd:
    wsdd need to be stopped and started along with
    smbd and nmbd
       # systemctl stop wsdd
       # systemctl stop smb
       # systemctl stop nmb

       # systemctl start nmb
       # systemctl start smb
       # systemctl start wsdd


Firewalld:

Samba firewalld settings:

; Firewalld settings (run as root):
firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=samba
firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-port=3702/udp
firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-port=137/udp
firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-port=138/udp
firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-port=139/tcp
firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-port=445/tcp
firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=5357/tcp --permanent
firewall-cmd --reload



To verify:
    firewall-cmd --zone=public --list-all
    firewall-cmd --zone=public --list-ports


Windows checks (powershell as admin):
    nbtstat -A 192.168.202.10
    net view \\SERVER
    Test-NetConnection 192.168.202.10 -Port 5357


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