Netbiosd firewall request

Why is Netbiosd still active in catalina? I keep receiving request to allow netbiosd through the firewall I deny the request but they continue.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on May 29, 2021 3:09 PM

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Posted on May 30, 2021 7:21 AM

Apple retains this process in macOS for compatibility with third-party products.


If you really want to disable NetBIOS, you will need to use the Terminal app.


The command is: port445=no_netbios. It would need to be entered into the nsmb.conf file. This file does not exist by default and will need to be created.


To do so, enter the following command in the Terminal app:

echo "[default]" | sudo tee -a /etc/nsmb.conf
echo "protocol_vers_map=6" | sudo tee -a /etc/nsmb.conf
echo "port445=no_netbios" | sudo tee -a /etc/nsmb.conf


If you later decide to undo this, then just delete the /etc/nsmb.conf file.


Ref: How to disable SMB 1 or NetBIOS in macOS - Apple Support

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May 30, 2021 7:21 AM in response to macfrombrampton

Apple retains this process in macOS for compatibility with third-party products.


If you really want to disable NetBIOS, you will need to use the Terminal app.


The command is: port445=no_netbios. It would need to be entered into the nsmb.conf file. This file does not exist by default and will need to be created.


To do so, enter the following command in the Terminal app:

echo "[default]" | sudo tee -a /etc/nsmb.conf
echo "protocol_vers_map=6" | sudo tee -a /etc/nsmb.conf
echo "port445=no_netbios" | sudo tee -a /etc/nsmb.conf


If you later decide to undo this, then just delete the /etc/nsmb.conf file.


Ref: How to disable SMB 1 or NetBIOS in macOS - Apple Support

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