Thanks for clearing that up. It's good to know that one can rely on the official docs.
On Fri, 2003-01-31 at 15:07, John H Terpstra wrote: > On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Chris Smith wrote: > > > On Fri, 2003-01-31 at 14:17, John H Terpstra wrote: > > > > > > Which clearly, and seemingly purposely, leaves out the lo interface. > > > > > > Which is always allowed except when explicitly NOT allowed. > > > > OK, so there is no need to add the lo interface because it is added by > > default. > > > > How about the format of the IP/submask pair: > > > > > > Furthermore in the "Unoffcial Samba HOWTO" it is stated: > > > > > > > > ========================================= > > > > A common mistake is to set the interfaces line to the specific IP > > > > address of the box, when it is actually the IP subnet that your > > > > interface is on that you want to use. Assuming your server runs on > > > > 192.168.0.1 and your netmask is 255.255.255.0, your smb.conf file should > > > > look like: > > > > > > > > interfaces = 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0 127.0.0.1 > > > > ========================================= > > > > > > > > However this also does not reconcile with the smb.conf manual, nor the > > > > examples which clearly show the use of the IP address of the interface > > > > itself as proper. > > > > Is it indeed a mistake at all to use the IP of the interface vs the > > subnet's address or is the "Unofficial Samba HOWTO" in error here? > > I recognize that if I knew C I might have been able to answer this one > > myself, apologies. > > The code actually checks for valid interfaces and compares them to the > address pattern specified. In other words: > > Interface: 1.2.3.4/24, known as eth2 > > if: interfaces = 1.2.0.0/16 > interfaces = 1.0.0.0/8 > interfaces = eth2 > interfaces = 1.2.3.4 > interfaces = 1.2.3.4/255.255.255.0 > > will all work fine. > > > - John T. > -- > John H Terpstra > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
