I have 2 linux samba servers on the internet. Both run suse 9.0 with samba version 2.2.8a. When i try to mount one server on the other i get a timeout error. When i do a tcpdumpon both servers on port 139 i only get network activity on the server who mounts onto the other. Both servers have in het smb.conf hosts allow = ip_1 ip_2 and interfaces = ip_internal1 ip_1 resp interfaces = ip_internal2 ip_2 and on the firewall both server are in the firewall FW_TRUSTED_NETS= " IP_1 IP_2" There is no firewall activity when is try from ip_1 mount -t smbfs -o username=bogus //ip_2/share /mnt There is no activity on the outside ethernet car when i do on ip_2: tcpdump -i eth1 port 139 -n but there is on ip_1 with the same command. i also have 2 suse 8.2 server without any problems What is wrong here I read the security path from 2.2.8a perhaps i need a workaround please help. Robert