Re: SMB over public network
Forgive the ignorence, but last essentially create a IP/IP tunnel to the
linux box from the 98 client? Any configuration suggestions?
On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 10:27:58AM -0400, Larry Morrow wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Are you saying they want to use SAMBA across the Internet?
> Samba is not designed for that. Use the pptp client/server to
> connect MS clients to your Linux server. It is more reliable,
> more secure and does not broadcast all the time using excess
> bandwidth.
>
> Larry
>
> At 08:58 AM 6/14/00 -0500, Gregory Wood wrote:
> >There is a 'host' file on the pc running Win9x. That is where you have to
> enter your info so that you can attach to a remote network.
> >
> >However, I have had customers who have tried that and would loose their
> network connection. I believe its a weakness in the MS client. Same
> connection with Novell client fixed the problem. There may be 'retry'
> options under MS that I never found.
> >
> >You may want to try NFS. I was told that NFS was available for Windows but
> never looked.
> >
> >If you do get this to work reliably, I'd like to hear from you.
> >
> >Greg Wood
> >
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> >On 6/14/00 at 9:34 AM Technical Support wrote:
> >
> >>I have a client who want so co-lo a server and has asked me to set it up.
> >>The problem is that they want to use samba to share directories to remote
> >>users at various locations NOT on the local network.
> >>
> >>I know this is possible, but as of yet have been unsuccessfull in getting
> >>it to work. Set up is stock potato. Clients are Win9x via RoadRunner or
> other
> >>cable systems.
> >>
> >>TIA
> >>
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