I am quite novise to samba and networking but I have a litle timepressure as I need two branchoffice to be connected to my server at the mainoffice Does anyone know if it is possible to do this with samba alone or do I need somthing extra. Eivind
eivind wrote:>I am quite novise to samba and networking >Then I would advise you NOT to do this.>but I have a litle timepressure as I >need two branchoffice to be connected to my server at the mainoffice >Does anyone know if it is possible to do this with samba alone or do I need >somthing extra. > >Depends on network connections and routing/equipment. Short answer is yes. I share mine with ipsec stunnels.>Eivind > > >
First you need a VPN configured between the sites, then configure your Samba environment treating the VPN as if it were internal routers connecting a couple of subnets together. I dare say you do not want to configure broadcasts to go over the VPN, thus my analogy of internal routers and a couple of subnets. I have multiple Samba servers and a Win2K server all chatting over VPN links. Hire a consultant that has done it successfully and securely if you are in such time constraints... else you can plan on looking for a job when you are hacked, or the entire thing pukes on you when users want to get their work done. This task is by no means a mere "Hello, World!" experience. -- Michael Lueck Lueck Data Systems Remove the upper case letters NOSPAM to contact me directly.
Hi, connecting smb ports trough the net can only be recommended with vpn, i.e. tunnel, take a look to openvpn Regards eivind schrieb:>I am quite novise to samba and networking but I have a litle timepressure as I >need two branchoffice to be connected to my server at the mainoffice >Does anyone know if it is possible to do this with samba alone or do I need >somthing extra. > >Eivind > > >