Ok, I think I have it working now. I have a single win95 machine on a local network (twisted-pair crossover cable), with the linux box acting as a samba server. Samba's set to act as a wins server for win95 (I suppose I could drop that part... how bad could broadcasts possibly be with only 2 machines in the network?). As for the dial-up PPP connection to work, all I need to be able to do is mount a few NT shares, and it seems that the ksmbfs package will be sufficient for that.
Thanx! > First of all, I don't think the version of samba you have supports the *use* > of > WINS servers. I know recent versions do because I'm on the samba list and > follow > its development. Anyway, if your version does, then don't use 'wins support = > yes' as this makes your machine act as a wins *server* which is not what you > want. You want to be a wins client. From what I gather from the smb.conf man > page, the 'wins server = x.x.x.x' makes your machine register with a wins > server, > while it doesn't say anything about using this server for wins lookups. At any > rate, you may not need the wins server. You may be able to overcome this by > using > the 'interfaces = ' option. WINS name lookup (unlike DNS lookups) defaults to > using network broadcast. This is problematic with dialup lines since on a > point-to-point like only the guy on the other side will see your broadcast. > Broadcasts are not relayed by routers (unless they're directed broadcasts > bound > for an interface other than the one which they were received), but I digress. > > I think I'm missing what you're trying to do though. Let's get back to who's > trying to connect to who. Perhaps you could draw a little ascii-art network > representation. If I understand correctly, your Linux box dials up your NT > network. Then you're trying to connect to a network share which is on the > network > you've dialed into, right? Is this a windows box you're trying to connect to? > You > 'local win95 machine' is local to where, your Linux box or the network you're > dialing into? > > -- > Jens B. Jorgensen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
