Can this be done?: Problem: Samba is installed on Linux Slackware. Linux box can see Windows 95 clients. Windows 95 boxes can see the Linux box via explorer, network neighbor hood, etc. What I am trying to do is when an authorized user dials into the Linux box running Samba via a modem. Be able to view his computer or the workgroup using his Win 95 explorer. Currently all you can see is the Linux shared dir when using Win 95 explorer from the dial up account running PPP. Any suggestions answers would greatly appreciated. Thanks. Eric
> Subject: Samba and Dial-UP Networking > Can this be done?: > > Problem: > Samba is installed on Linux Slackware. > Linux box can see Windows 95 clients. > Windows 95 boxes can see the Linux box via explorer, network neighbor > hood, etc. > > What I am trying to do is when an authorized user dials into the Linux > box running Samba via a modem. Be able to view his computer or the > workgroup using his Win 95 explorer. Currently all you can see is the > Linux shared dir when using Win 95 explorer from the dial up account > running PPP.Easiest way is to set up a WINS machine on the net, and have your dial-in client point to the WINS server. May want an LMHOSTS file to add information about the Domain controller if you're using Windows Domain stuff.
> WIn95 is capable of recieving some network-configuration for the > ppp-interface from the server. This is e.g. the ip-address, dns-server > and > also wins-server. I don't know if pppd supports supplying this data... > maybe > there is a patch.. or maybe you just have to set up a dhcp-server (which > is > definitly capable of supplying this data).Yes, do "man pppd", there's a "ms-wins" parameter that you set up in /etc/ppp/options.tty??? or wherever. I'd been using the "ms-dns" up to now, didn't know about WINS support there, probably other interesting parameters to pass as well. Bill