Yes, Let me put together a configuration checklist. We do this routinely. But we do it on a customized version of Linux. Let me look at it on a stock Debian installation.
I will drop a note tomorrow as today will be quite full. Larry At 10:35 AM 6/14/00 -0400, Technical Support wrote: >Forgive the ignorence, but last essentially create a IP/IP tunnel to the >linux box from the 98 client? Any configuration suggestions? > >On Wed, Jun 14, 2000 at 10:27:58AM -0400, Larry Morrow wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Are you saying they want to use SAMBA across the Internet? >> Samba is not designed for that. Use the pptp client/server to >> connect MS clients to your Linux server. It is more reliable, >> more secure and does not broadcast all the time using excess >> bandwidth. >> >> Larry >> >> At 08:58 AM 6/14/00 -0500, Gregory Wood wrote: >> >There is a 'host' file on the pc running Win9x. That is where you have to >> enter your info so that you can attach to a remote network. >> > >> >However, I have had customers who have tried that and would loose their >> network connection. I believe its a weakness in the MS client. Same >> connection with Novell client fixed the problem. There may be 'retry' >> options under MS that I never found. >> > >> >You may want to try NFS. I was told that NFS was available for Windows but >> never looked. >> > >> >If you do get this to work reliably, I'd like to hear from you. >> > >> >Greg Wood >> > >> >*********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** >> > >> >On 6/14/00 at 9:34 AM Technical Support wrote: >> > >> >>I have a client who want so co-lo a server and has asked me to set it up. >> >>The problem is that they want to use samba to share directories to remote >> >>users at various locations NOT on the local network. >> >> >> >>I know this is possible, but as of yet have been unsuccessfull in getting >> >>it to work. Set up is stock potato. Clients are Win9x via RoadRunner or >> other >> >>cable systems. >> >> >> >>TIA >> >> >> >>----------------------------------------------------- >> >>Jaysen O'Dell >> >> >> >> Oatka Data Solutions >> >> Technical Support -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> >> AcornWorld Internet Services >> >> System Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >> >>To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >-- >> >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >-- >----------------------------------------------------- >Jaysen O'Dell > > Oatka Data Solutions > Technical Support -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > AcornWorld Internet Services > System Administrator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >
