Re: SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Sanjeev Gupta
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 t

Re: SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Sanjeev Gupta
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 t

Re: SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Erik Peter P. Abella
Hi All, Here's the take of a windows-junkie turned linux lover: APPLICATION SAMBA NETBIOS | -| IPX/SPX TCP/IP | NETBEUI |

Re: SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Kevin Blackham
NetBIOS is an application-layer protocol, you can run it over TCP/IP, or IPX, or NetBEUI, or whatever transport you want. -Kevin On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 04:38:59PM -0500, Nitebirdz wrote: > On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Gregory Wood wrote: > > > There is a 'host' file on the pc running Win9x. That is whe

Re: SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Kevin Blackham
On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 08:58:33AM -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. You don't necessarily need this, but it is a good option. I have scrooed with Samba over intern

Re: SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Jan-Benedict Glaw
On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 04:38:59PM -0500, Nitebirdz wrote: > On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Gregory Wood wrote: [Samba over Internet] > > How can you get Samba to work over the Internet? I mean, after all it > runs on NetBIOS while the Internet runs on TCP/IP... Can anyone please It uses NetBIOS (rfc1001

Re: SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Nitebirdz
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 we

Re: SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Erik Peter P. Abella
Hi All, Here's the take of a windows-junkie turned linux lover: APPLICATION SAMBA NETBIOS | -| IPX/SPX TCP/IP | NETBEUI | ---

Re: SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Kevin Blackham
NetBIOS is an application-layer protocol, you can run it over TCP/IP, or IPX, or NetBEUI, or whatever transport you want. -Kevin On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 04:38:59PM -0500, Nitebirdz wrote: > On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Gregory Wood wrote: > > > There is a 'host' file on the pc running Win9x. That is wh

Re: SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Kevin Blackham
On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 08:58:33AM -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. You don't necessarily need this, but it is a good option. I have scrooed with Samba over intern

Re: SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Jan-Benedict Glaw
On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 04:38:59PM -0500, Nitebirdz wrote: > On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Gregory Wood wrote: [Samba over Internet] > > How can you get Samba to work over the Internet? I mean, after all it > runs on NetBIOS while the Internet runs on TCP/IP... Can anyone please It uses NetBIOS (rfc100

Re: SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Nitebirdz
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 wea

Re: SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Larry Morrow
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: >Forg

Re: SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Technical Support
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 tha

Re: SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Larry Morrow
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, G

Re: SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Gregory Wood
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 Novel

SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Technical Support
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

Re: SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Larry Morrow
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: >For

Re: SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Technical Support
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 th

Re: SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Larry Morrow
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,

Re: SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Gregory Wood
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 Novel

SMB over public network

2000-06-14 Thread Technical Support
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 i