while this is a way if you _must_ use SMB/CIFS, I'm not too sure if a combination of samba, cygwin (which users won't bother to update once it's installed so no security fixes) and MS loopback adapter (for some client-breaks-their-own-network-and-shouts-at-you fun) is really the simplest and most secure setup.
On 2008/01/29 04:25, Denny White wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > > On Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 04:10:07AM -0500, Daniel Ouellet sez: > > Denny White wrote: > > >That's all one line above. I dropped part of it down for the 72 > > >character rule. As the article shows, instead of having to open > > >a cygwin prompt, then issue the tunneling command, the whole thing > > >can be automated with a script & a windows service started on boot. > > >When the user clicks start, run, types in the IP address & enter, > > >explorer will open showing them their samba shares. So, there's > > >the gui they crave. ;) Hope this helps some. > > > > That is interesting to read and I will sure have a look at it, but like > > you said, these are Windows users here. (;> > > > > It may never fly, but I am interested in looking into this however. > > > > Thanks for sharing it! > > > > Best, > > > > Daniel > > > > Glad to help if I can. One caveat to warn you about the windows > boxes, Daniel. I really had a hair pulling time on one & it turned > out to be because it had M$'s tools for unix administration on it. > It wasn't needed since cygwin was on there. I know it was running > nfs client services which also wasn't needed, left over from before > samba was totally incorporated across the network, and I'm not sure > what else, so there was undoubtedly something there conflicting with > cygrunsrv. Once the unix admin tools were uninstalled, and the box > rebooted & the tunnel established, when the clicking start-run- > typing in IP-enter crap was all done, the hookup was really fast. > I'm sure if you wanted you could reverse that & get rid of cygwin > & keep the unix tools running it's sshd as a service instead, but > I'm used to cygwin & actually kind of like it. It's helped me out > quite a bit in the past. > > -- > > Denny White > > All messages scanned by ClamAssassin > http://jameslick.com/clamassassin/ > =============================================================== > GnuPG key : 0x1644E79A | http://wwwkeys.nl.pgp.net > Fingerprint: D0A9 AD44 1F10 E09E 0E67 EC25 CB44 F2E5 1644 E79A > =============================================================== > iD8DBQFHnv68y0Ty5RZE55oRAraaAKCLo3U3cM8KqX/x+/+l9XxZNxFXFQCgufRB > lorarlKznbBs5/PIhc9TMM4= > =f238 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
