A post went by on this list not too long about using openvpn. https://lists.samba.org/archive/samba/2012-July/168209.html
In that post, a quote from http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/faq/75-general/293-what-is-the-principle-behind-openvpn-tunnels.html indicates that running openvpn as a bridge will pass layer 2 traffic. Perhaps that will help in your situation... On Thu, 2012-08-30 at 15:21 +0200, [email protected] wrote: > Hi, > > I already tried that, no success. > > The VPN connects two subnets via OpenVPN with dedicated routers on each side. > > > thx > > Carsten > > > > -----Original message----- > To: [email protected]; > From: Gaiseric Vandal <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu 30-08-2012 14:58 > Subject: Re: [Samba] join domain from different subnet (VPN) > > Did you try a packet capture on the samba server? > > > > Try adding a entry for the XP machine in the server's /etc/hosts file. > > > > I am guessing there is some sort of weird name resolution issue going on > > with the server. I don't think there is any reason the server should > > need to resolve the name of the client machine but I have had weird > > issues with VPN connections before. > > > > This is a site-to-site VPN? > > > > On 08/30/12 05:34, [email protected] wrote: > > > Hello everybody, > > > > > > we have a problem joining a domain from a remote location. > > > > > > The remote location is connected via VPN. Everything is working as > > > exspected > > but joining the samba domain from the remote location does not work. > > > > > > - Server Samba Version is 3.5.10 > > > - Windows Client is XP SP3 > > > - Joining the domain locally works without problems > > > - ping does work in both directions > > > - WINS is running on the local PDC and resolves across VPN (I tested with > > > a > > Linux client using nbmlookup) > > > - the WINS server is configured on the client > > > - NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on the client > > > - Windows on the client firewall is OFF > > > - even adding entries to the client's lmhosts file didn't solve the > > > problem > > > > > > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > > > > > > thx > > > > > > Carsten > > > > > > -- > > 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
