Kees van Vloten
2023-Jan-17 13:54 UTC
[Samba] Default route mandatory on a Samba member server?
Op 17-01-2023 om 13:49 schreef Peter Milesson via samba:> Hi folks, > > Is a default route and gateway mandatory on a Samba member server? > > The AD DCs, the workstations and the Samba member server are on the > same network segment. As the member server only serves files to the > local network, I assume that neither gateway, nor default route are > necessary. For updates, gateway and default route could be defined. > > Best regards, > > Peter > >To answer your original question: if all machines (workstations, AD-DCs, member-server) are in the same network and DNS is functioning through the AD-DCs, then it should not require any external connectivity. - Kees.
Peter Milesson
2023-Jan-17 14:01 UTC
[Samba] Default route mandatory on a Samba member server?
On 17.01.2023 14:54, Kees van Vloten via samba wrote:> > Op 17-01-2023 om 13:49 schreef Peter Milesson via samba: >> Hi folks, >> >> Is a default route and gateway mandatory on a Samba member server? >> >> The AD DCs, the workstations and the Samba member server are on the >> same network segment. As the member server only serves files to the >> local network, I assume that neither gateway, nor default route are >> necessary. For updates, gateway and default route could be defined. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Peter >> >> > To answer your original question: if all machines (workstations, > AD-DCs, member-server) are in the same network and DNS is functioning > through the AD-DCs, then it should not require any external connectivity. > > - Kees. > >Hi Kees, thanks for your input on this. My tests seem to corroborate this. Best regards, Peter
Thorsten Marquardt
2023-Jan-17 14:21 UTC
[Samba] Default route mandatory on a Samba member server?
Am 17.01.23 um 14:54 schrieb Kees van Vloten via samba:> Op 17-01-2023 om 13:49 schreef Peter Milesson via samba: >> Hi folks, >> >> Is a default route and gateway mandatory on a Samba member server? >> >> The AD DCs, the workstations and the Samba member server are on the >> same network segment. As the member server only serves files to the >> local network, I assume that neither gateway, nor default route are >> necessary. For updates, gateway and default route could be defined. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Peter >> >> > To answer your original question: if all machines (workstations, AD-DCs, > member-server) are in the same network and DNS is functioning through > the AD-DCs, then it should not require any external connectivity. > > - Kees.But even this is true from the technical view, I would see missing default routes as a permanent source for confusing your or your colleagues. Thorsten