I have tcp/ip windows with Linux mail server network . It seems as I had a
similar problem.
Try to enable Linux wins-smaba server by playing with /etc/smb.cf file and
point windows dialup networking wins server settings to the address of your
Linux PC .
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 24 ������� 1998 �. 9:01
Subject: Network Browsing
>I think I know the answer to this question, but someone might be able to
>confirm this.
>
>We have an internal network (192.168.1.0/24) and modem connections over
>ppp (192.168.2.nnn assigned to each dial in line). The PC's at the end
>of the modems are running Win95 and the server is Linux 2.0.35 with ppp
>2.3.5. The dial in PCs would like to have the "Network Neighbourhood"
>function of Win95 work so they can see the rest of the workgroup which
>is on the internal network.
>
>Have tried all sorts of combinations using IP forwarding between the two
>nets without success.
>
>1. Is the basic problem that Network Neighbourhood is using NETBUI
>native and therefore I need to setup the Linux server as a bridge?
>
>2. Or.. should I be using masquerading on the incoming ppp link because
>it is a private IP address?
>
>3. Or... am i the last person on the planet to find out that windows
>networking will never work properly over a PPP link?
>
>4. I also noticed a MS patch for tunneling using PPTP. Would that work?
>
>5. Is there a HOWTO or mini-HOWTO on this ghastly, frequently asked
>subject?
>
>TIA
>
>Rick Marshall
>
>
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