Server access using Samba from out side LAN.

2004-03-10 Thread samy lancher
Hey guys, I have a FreeBSD server and windows XP workstations in our LAN network.I use samba to access server files from XP machines. Very soon, I will be having a windows XP system outside our LAN that needs access to our FreeBSD server. Is there any way i can access the server data from

Re: Server access using Samba from out side LAN.

2004-03-10 Thread Bill Campbell
On Wed, Mar 10, 2004, samy lancher wrote: Hey guys, I have a FreeBSD server and windows XP workstations in our LAN network.I use samba to access server files from XP machines. Very soon, I will be having a windows XP system outside our LAN that needs access to our FreeBSD server. Is there any

Re: Server access using Samba from out side LAN.

2004-03-10 Thread samy lancher
Thanks for the reply. The XP system outside our LAN is not in another LAN. It is just an individual system. So does it work the same for this system. Could you please refer any good manual to achieve my goal. Thanks. Bill Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Mar 10, 2004, samy lancher

Re: Server access using Samba from out side LAN.

2004-03-10 Thread Bill Campbell
On Wed, Mar 10, 2004, samy lancher wrote: Thanks for the reply. The XP system outside our LAN is not in another LAN. It is just an individual system. So does it work the same for this system. Could you please refer any good manual to achieve my goal. There are IPSec clients that run

Re: Server access using Samba from out side LAN.

2004-03-10 Thread samy lancher
Ok, here is what i understood. I need to set up VPN server on my FreeBSD server giving permission to the outside XP system to access the server. On the outside XP system, I need to connect VPN box (eg. LinkSys part number BEFVP41) to the system and this one does not require any additional VPN

Re: Server access using Samba from out side LAN.

2004-03-10 Thread Bill Campbell
On Wed, Mar 10, 2004, samy lancher wrote: Ok, here is what i understood. I need to set up VPN server on my FreeBSD server giving permission to the outside XP system to access the server. On the outside XP system, I need to connect VPN box (eg. LinkSys part number BEFVP41) to the system and this