RE: [Samba] Help with settings for Internet usage.

[James Lewis]

Thanks. For anyone finding this thread, WebDAV (mod_dav in apache)
Worked out as a better solution.


 -Original Message-
 From: rruegner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 5:38 PM
 To: James Lewis; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [Samba] Help with settings for Internet usage.
 
 
 hi,
 sorry smb over internet is a big security bug
 you will an would have tons of hackers if you would use an 
 open setup, youre right encryption slows down the connect. 
 try to use freeswan cipe vtun contact your isp for open 
 needed ports. or use simply winscp ( ssh ) sftp, ftp, http 
 with webdav etc if samba is installed on the server there are 
 many smbbrowsers over http php / perl that will do the job 
 browsing the samba stored files on the server. ( but normally 
 if you wanna secure use https ) another solution is rsync ( 
 via ssh ) the files from an internal samba to the internet 
 Best Regards
 
 - Original Message - 
 From: James Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 10:36 PM
 Subject: [Samba] Help with settings for Internet usage.
 
 
  I'd like to use Samba to access files on an Internet based server 
  (which is primarily a web server), from Windows XP clients, 
 over the 
  Internet.
 
  The server is in a data center, the XP machines are on a cable 
  connection with 1.5Mbps down and 256kbps up. Port 139 is blocked by 
  the ISP.
 
  I'm looking for help with settings that will optimise Samba 
 for this 
  application.
 
  I have a basic configuration, and it is only just usable. 
 The transfer 
  speed once a file is open is acceptable, but the time it takes for 
  files to be open for reading and writing is just a little 
 too long (in 
  the order of a few seconds). This makes a multiple file save that 
  would be instant to a local HD or local file server take a 
 long time 
  (about 40 seconds for example for 20 files).
 
  I am using stunnel at both ends to get around the port 139 
  restriction. Might this be contributing to the slow file 
 open speed? 
  Are there any better ways to make this connection?
 
  I have disabled the webclient service in XP.
 
  Thanks for any help.
 
  J L
 
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Re: [Samba] Help with settings for Internet usage.

[rruegner]

hi,
sorry smb over internet is a big security bug
you will an would have tons of hackers if you would use an open setup,
youre right encryption slows down the connect.
try to use freeswan cipe vtun contact your isp for open needed ports.
or use simply winscp ( ssh ) sftp, ftp, http with webdav etc
if samba is installed on the server there are many smbbrowsers over http php
/ perl that will do the job
browsing the samba stored files on the server. ( but normally if you wanna
secure use https )
another solution is rsync ( via ssh ) the files from an internal samba to
the internet
Best Regards

- Original Message - 
From: James Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 10:36 PM
Subject: [Samba] Help with settings for Internet usage.


 I'd like to use Samba to access files on an Internet based server (which
 is primarily a web server), from Windows XP clients, over the Internet.

 The server is in a data center, the XP machines are on a cable
 connection with 1.5Mbps down and 256kbps up. Port 139 is blocked by the
 ISP.

 I'm looking for help with settings that will optimise Samba for this
 application.

 I have a basic configuration, and it is only just usable. The transfer
 speed once a file is open is acceptable, but the time it takes for files
 to be open for reading and writing is just a little too long (in the
 order of a few seconds). This makes a multiple file save that would be
 instant to a local HD or local file server take a long time (about 40
 seconds for example for 20 files).

 I am using stunnel at both ends to get around the port 139 restriction.
 Might this be contributing to the slow file open speed? Are there any
 better ways to make this connection?

 I have disabled the webclient service in XP.

 Thanks for any help.

 J L

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