Re: SMB over public network
Yes,
Let me put together a configuration checklist. We do this routinely.
But we do it on a customized version of Linux. Let me look at
it on a stock Debian installation.
I will drop a note tomorrow as today will be quite full.
Larry
At 10:35 AM 6/14/00 -0400, Technical Support wrote:
>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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