Here is my network diagram: [A] <-----> [B]<------->[C]
A is Window's machine B is RHEL C is NetApp B can be thought of sitting in a DMZ, so it can see A and C. A and C can not talk to each other. Would the solution below work ? Thanks Will On Jun 8, 2011, at 4:24 PM, Gaiseric Vandal wrote: > I don't think you have to define a DFS root. > > On the unix level you can create a symbolic link > > e.g. > > server1# cd /export/data1 > server1# ln -s msdfs:server2\sata2 data2 > > Assuming that server:/export/data1 is shared in samba as \\server1\data1 > > the link is meaningless for unix user but if a widnowsyou connect to > \\server1\data1, and click on data2, you will be actually be redirected to > \\server2\data2 share- server1 does not actually reshare anything. > > > > > > > On 06/08/2011 10:48 AM, will ryder wrote: >> Having a little bit of trouble understanding how my configuration might work. >> >> Having seen this : >> >> http://communities.netapp.com/thread/3616 >> >> Does this mean that the DFS root is on the RHEL and NetApp is a leaf node ? >> >> Would anyone have a sample configuration for what i would like to do or >> could suggest one? >> >> Thanks >> >> Will >> >> >> On Jun 7, 2011, at 9:39 PM, Chris Weiss wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 3:27 PM, will ryder<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I am running a samba server that has two shares: >>>> i) Local directory >>>> ii) samba mount on NetApp Filer. >>>> >>>> The samba server is running on RHEL 5. >>>> >>>> There is a large transfer speed difference between the local directory and >>>> samba mount. >>>> I have run some tests and determined this is due to RHEL5 reshare of the >>>> samba. >>>> Does anyone have suggestions so that I can make this faster ? >>> use a DFS link so that clients access the netapp cifs directly. >>> re-sharing is always going to cause some sort of problems, performance >>> is usually the least of them. >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the >>> instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
