Hello All,
Well my Samba server is up and running good, but I am now needing to
be able to let some of my users connect to our server who is not
located on our local network.
Actually they are located some distance away and I would like to be
able to allow then to connect.
Has anyone had any success with this and how it might be done?
Best Regards,
Lonnie
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I guess there can be numerous ways to fix this, depending on what security level you want. Normally by adding NETBIOS name of the machines in your hosts file should be enough. But many ISPs activley reject these kinds of connection because poor security. //Anders> Hello All,> Well my Samba server is up and running good, but I am now needing to > be able to let some of my users connect to our server who is not > located on our local network.> Actually they are located some distance away and I would like to be > able to allow then to connect.> Has anyone had any success with this and how it might be done?> Best Regards, > Lonnie
Hi, I was recently told that setting my Linux Samba server up as a WINS server would do the job nicely, but I am unclear as to if this is the best approach and alsowhat changes would be required to my smb.conf and also on each of the Windows Clients on the Internet that will be connecting? Could someone please advice me a little more in detail if you have done something like this and what problems you had? Thanks for all of the help everyone. Lonnie> I guess there can be numerous ways to fix this, depending on what > security level you want. > > Normally by adding NETBIOS name of the machines in your hosts > file should be enough. But many ISPs activley reject these kinds > of > connection because poor security. > > //Anders > > > >> Hello All, > >> Well my Samba server is up and running good, but I am now >> needing to be able to let some of my users connect to our server >> who is not located on our local network. > >> Actually they are located some distance away and I would like to >> be able to allow then to connect. > >> Has anyone had any success with this and how it might be done? > >> Best Regards, >> Lonnie > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read > the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba-- Lonnie Cumberland OutStep Technologies Incorporated EMAIL: Lonnie@OutStep.com : Lonnie_Cumberland@yahoo.com The Basis Express Virtual Office & Data Backup and Recovery Services URL: http://www.basis-express.com "The Virtual Office without boundries!!!"
I have actually used Windows to connect to other Windows machines using normal Windows shares, so this should not be a problem with Samba, either. However, the security level is not very high and some ISP block port 139 wich is used for SMB connections. If both machines has external IP addresses this should be as simple as accessing a local share. Just put \\IP_of_samba_server\share in Windows Explorer to connect. //Anders> Hi,> I was recently told that setting my Linux Samba server up as a WINS > server would do the job nicely, but I am unclear as to if this is the > best approach and alsowhat changes would be required to my smb.conf > and also on each of the Windows Clients on the Internet that will be > connecting?> Could someone please advice me a little more in detail if you have > done something like this and what problems you had?> Thanks for all of the help everyone. > Lonnie>> I guess there can be numerous ways to fix this, depending on what >> security level you want. >> >> Normally by adding NETBIOS name of the machines in your hosts >> file should be enough. But many ISPs activley reject these kinds >> of >> connection because poor security. >> >> //Anders >> >> >> >>> Hello All, >> >>> Well my Samba server is up and running good, but I am now >>> needing to be able to let some of my users connect to our server >>> who is not located on our local network. >> >>> Actually they are located some distance away and I would like to >>> be able to allow then to connect. >> >>> Has anyone had any success with this and how it might be done? >> >>> Best Regards, >>> Lonnie >> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read >> the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
There is no reason that you should have windows boxes connecting to samba across the internet, better to use ftp. Its easier to secure, and much faster. SMB has alot of overhead that makes it a pretty poor choice for use over the internet IMHO Barry Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lonnie Cumberland" <lonnie@outstep.com> To: <andewid@tnonline.net> Cc: <samba@lists.samba.org> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 8:02 PM Subject: Re: [Samba] How to connect across the Internet> Hi, > > I was recently told that setting my Linux Samba server up as a WINS > server would do the job nicely, but I am unclear as to if this is the > best approach and alsowhat changes would be required to my smb.conf > and also on each of the Windows Clients on the Internet that will be > connecting? > > Could someone please advice me a little more in detail if you have > done something like this and what problems you had? > > Thanks for all of the help everyone. > Lonnie > > > I guess there can be numerous ways to fix this, depending on what > > security level you want. > > > > Normally by adding NETBIOS name of the machines in your hosts > > file should be enough. But many ISPs activley reject these kinds > > of > > connection because poor security. > > > > file://Anders > > > > > > > >> Hello All, > > > >> Well my Samba server is up and running good, but I am now > >> needing to be able to let some of my users connect to our server > >> who is not located on our local network. > > > >> Actually they are located some distance away and I would like to > >> be able to allow then to connect. > > > >> Has anyone had any success with this and how it might be done? > > > >> Best Regards, > >> Lonnie > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read > > the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > -- > Lonnie Cumberland > OutStep Technologies Incorporated > EMAIL: Lonnie@OutStep.com > : Lonnie_Cumberland@yahoo.com > > The Basis Express Virtual Office > & > Data Backup and Recovery Services > > URL: http://www.basis-express.com > > "The Virtual Office without boundries!!!" > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba >
See http:\\poptop.lineo.com Lonnie Cumberland wrote:> Hello All, > > Well my Samba server is up and running good, but I am now needing to > be able to let some of my users connect to our server who is not > located on our local network. > > Actually they are located some distance away and I would like to be > able to allow then to connect. > > Has anyone had any success with this and how it might be done? > > Best Regards, > Lonnie > > -- > Lonnie Cumberland > OutStep Technologies Incorporated > EMAIL: Lonnie@OutStep.com > : Lonnie_Cumberland@yahoo.com > > The Basis Express Virtual Office > & > Data Backup and Recovery Services > > URL: http://www.basis-express.com > > "The Virtual Office with no boundries!!!" > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba-- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. RANKIN * BERTIN, PLLC 1329 N. University, Suite D4 Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 (936) 715-9333 (936) 715-9339 fax
Lonnie,
To connect to shares across the internet Windows 98, etc. has a built
in VPN PPTP protocal it uses in dial up networking. Just like a normal
dial-up to an ISP, but instead of talking PPP it talks PPTP or (point to
point tunneling protocol). This lets you do some great stuff.
I have a small law office with a Mandrake 7.2 (2.2.19 kernel)/Samba
2.09 server. The rest of the office consists of a mix of Win95, Win98 and
WinME machines. At home I have a Win98 machine. At work I have my Linux
box running the pptpd (PopTop) daemon. From home I connect over the
internet to my Linux box and it is just like I'm sitting at my office.
All shares on all machines are visable/accessable and I can print from
home to the laserjet that is attached to my secretary's computer at work!
Throughput is good, but not as good as FTP, but let's see you print from
home and have it come out on the printer at work with FTP.
My basic setup is as follows:
[HOME Win98] => [cable internet] => [WORK Linksys cable/dsl router]
=> [WORK Mdk 7.2/pptpd] =>[other WinXX machines and printers on lan at
work]
Poptop has been a solid solution for my VPN needs. It's not that
difficult to set up on a Linux box and the security using CHAP
authentication is workable. (It has a feew quirks, but on balance it's
really good)
It's been running on my server for, let's see, ...
[david@Nemesis david]$ uptime
9:19pm up 242 days, 6:59, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
about that long. Since it's been running that long, I have forgotten all
the nuances of setting it up, but the basics are to set a few config
items, make up a range of IP #s to share, set up the chap_secrets file
(just a simple username/password file), start the pptpd daemon, on
Windows - make a new dial up networking VPN connection and click go!
Really, through windows explorer at home you will see all of the
shares on the Linux box as well as all other shares and printers on WinXX
boxes that are connected to the Linux box via a lan.
The docs on the poptop site are sparse but workable. Just don't
forget to set:
/etc/sysconfig/network
FORWARD_IPV4=true
and, as root
"echo 1 >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward"
Good luck!
Lonnie Cumberland wrote:
> Hello David,
>
> I went out to the site to try and get an idea what this PPTP is all
> about and am still a little unclear.
>
> > See http:\\poptop.lineo.com
>
> what I need, and I thought that Samba would have done a good job, is
> a very simple solution for my Windows users with minimal installation
> required on their side to be able to connect to their home
> directories on our Linux server.
>
> Currently, by using Samba, then all that the users have to do is
> to "map a network drive" to our server and work with their files.
>
> Is PPTP a better choice?
>
> Is the information that I am getting to suggest that Samba in not the
> best solution for this problem?
>
> could you please elaborate a little as I am a little new to this?
>
> Thanks,
> Lonnie
>
> --
> Lonnie Cumberland
> OutStep Technologies Incorporated
> EMAIL: Lonnie@OutStep.com
> : Lonnie_Cumberland@yahoo.com
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RANKIN * BERTIN, PLLC
1329 N. University, Suite D4
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(936) 715-9339 fax