samba - Oct 2000 - log files from all around the world!

My samba server (2.0.7, under Linux 2.0.36) has been going for a week
now and I am still fighting to get it to be seen on a different segment.
But that is not the reason I am writing today.

I checked my log files this morning and I found a bunch of lof files
from computers outside the college trying to browse (?) or worst yet
connect ot my samba installation. They all have aname such as
"log.nameofcomputer". I know they are not local machines. The server
Samba is installed on is on the internet (of course) and is not yet
behind a firewall. Is this a threat or just normal behavior? 

I find it quite ironic that computers outside the college reach my
server and yet omputers inside can't even see it :-D.


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David Collier-Brown wrote:
> 
>  Quick! use "hosts allow" to exclude everyone you don't want.
> See http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/samba/chapter/book/ch06_02.html
> for a quick explanation.
> 
Thanks. I changed my setup . Took me a moment ot figure out you need a
dot at the end when specifyin a whole class, but I got it under control
now.
>   I have a copy in french, too, but it's paper only...
> 
Thanks, but I find the original English versions of book usually better:
I learned all I know and teach about computers in English, so my
technical French is rather poor! Pity.

Back to Samba for a moment: I still can't get accross the router to make
my server visible to the other MT servers ans Domains. I set the "remote
announce" parameter to the MT server that's master browser in the other
segment (C class IP adress). I tried with a broadcast address
(XXX.YYY.ZZZ.255) and even with the actual IP  addess of the server
(XXX.YYY.ZZZ.6) and I can't get accross: the MT server does not see me.
Any suggestion? I followed all the instructions and entered the proper
incantations, but I'm stilll not visible on the other segment.


Best regards,


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MGL
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Maurice G. Lafleur  +------------------------------------------------+ 
Teacher             + Voice: +1(819).778.2270 X1412                  + 
Heritage College    + Fax:   +1(819).776.7364                        + 
325 Cite des Jeunes + mailto: mlafleur@ux.cegep-heritage.qc.ca       + 
Hull. Qc.           + Web:  http://ux.cegep-heritage.qc.ca/~ommadawn + 
Canada              +------------------------------------------------+ 
J8Y 6T3
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