Alternatively, establish a WINS server at each remote location. This will make items appear, I believe, in Network Neighbourhood.
HTH On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, 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 > > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > > 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 > > > >----------------------------------------------------- > >Jaysen O'Dell > > > > Oatka Data Solutions > > Technical Support -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > AcornWorld Internet Services > > System Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >-- > >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
