> > Hi, > > I have a setup where my samba server is located at my > main office and I need to provide remote access to a > branch office. > > I already have the conection part operational and the > branch office (remote) uses a frame-relay connection > to my office (local). > > I have linux machine with multiple ethernets serving > as a firewall at each point (remote and local). > > The clients will be windows. > > What do I need to change in my samba conf in order to > allow the remote clients to "mount" the shares ? > Which traffic (protocol/port) should I allow to pass ? >
If assume you want the traffic to be encrypted. So if you're into browsing the net IMHO VPN is the only way. OTOH if all you want is to mount a share on THE remote samba server there is a simple and elegant trick you can perform: ignore name resolution and forward only 139 via ssh! E.g. all the remote windows clients will run ssh 139:IP.Of.Remote:139 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Then on the remote Windows WS define in lmhosts 127.0.0.1 remotesambaname ... Do a nbtstat -R and that's it. Windows WS will be able to do in explorer \\remotesambaname\share. After a initial short delay you'll be prompted for a name and passwd. Openssh for windows is free. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
