[pptp-server] simple pptp with samba

[Nik Ingle]

I have a very simple set up.  A samba server/pptp server in one subnet and
a WinNT box in another subnet with no firewalls between them and no
authentication/encryption required for the VPN connection (yet).

I would like to be able to get at the samba server from the WinNT box, but
don't require full network neighborhood browsing capabilities.

So far, I have the pptp server up and running and when I run the dail-up
networking from the WinNT box to connect to it via the VPN client
software, it seems to connect (and stay connected) with no problems.  
However, I can then not find the samba/pptp machine to look at the samba
shared files (within the samba subnet, samba has been working with Win98
machines for a year).  If I go to the run menu (on the WinNT box) and type
in \\computername or \\ipaddress I get a message telling me the network
path was not found.  If I go to the START--FIND--COMPUTERS menu and type
in the computername or IP address (it is a real DNS name, and real,
registered IP address) it is not found.

I have read alot about what settings are needed and am confused about the
WINS server, whether I need it, and if I have it configured correctly.  I
thought that was only neccessary if you wanted full browsing capabilities,
but regarless, I can not get to the samba files from the WinNT box so I
must be missing something.

Here are my settings on the samba/pptp server:

/etc/ppp/options 
debug
noauth
ms-wins 198.144.198.98  (this is the IP address of the samba/pptp server
and I have wins support = yes in smb.conf)
ms-dns 198.144.198.98   (do I need this?) 

/etc/pptpd.conf
speed 115200
localip 198.144.198.98     (samba/pptp server)
remoteip 171.64.84.67     (WinNT box)

the smbd.conf file has the following turned on:
domain master = yes
preferred master = yes
wins support = yes

As for the WinNT box, I have tried a number of things including setting
the workgroup to that of the samba server, and setting the WINS Address
under contorl panel-network-protocols-TCP/IP to the samba/pptp server
(This has the side effect of causing the rest of my networking on the
WinNT box to stop working).  

Any suggestions?

thanks

Nik


Nik Ingle
Dept. Applied Physics
Stanford University 
Stanford, CA 94305-4090
(650) 725-2296