SMB File Sharing not working in Ventura

I use the SMB file sharing system to access files on my MBPro from my iPhone 12, on my local network. Until now, this has been robust, reliable and fast.


After updating my MBPro to Ventura 13.0 and my iPhone to iOS 16.1 I cannot connect the laptop to the phone or to my old iMac, running Monterey 12.6.


Connections between the old iMac and the iPhone work just fine.


Settings on the MBPro show that file sharing is enabled, but it is clearly not working. Any ideas on how to fix this? I have tried all the usual stuff, rebooting, toggling the controls off and on, etc., to no avail.

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 13.0

Posted on Nov 3, 2022 8:36 AM

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Posted on May 6, 2023 10:21 AM

The working solution for me

Add

/usr/sbin/smbd 

with Settings -> Network -> Firewall -> Options

Or

sudo /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw --add /usr/sbin/smbd
sudo /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw --unblockapp /usr/sbin/smbd


Interesting is that this reqiured even if Sharing is visible as allowed in firewall.

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Dec 11, 2023 4:49 PM in response to MRYFLYGUY

Ports 137 and 139 were only used with SMBv1, allowing the ancient NetBIOS protocol to be used over TCP/IP. Port 445 replaced 137 and 139 over 20 years ago for SMBv1, and continues to be used current SMB variations. macOS and Windows have disabled SMBv1 by default for some time now, so you shouldn't ever see activity on the old ports these days.

SMB File Sharing not working in Ventura

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