[pptp-server] neibourhood network problem ...

[Adam Lang]

I say we go back to soup cans and twine.  Life was so much easier then. :)

Adam Lang
Systems Engineer
Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel" <danielk at ap.com>
To: "PPTP List (E-mail)" <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [pptp-server] neibourhood network problem ...


> Whoa! I hope people are not forgetting the old workgroup issue.  That
> is, if the clients on the remote side of the PPTP connection are Win9x
> machines they will need to have their workgroup set to be one of the
> workgroup names in use on your network.  Note, that this is only
> necessary for Network Neighborhood style browsing to work, direct UNC
> naming should work fine.  Also, you can setup your /etc/ppp/options so
> that the clients are passed these parameters automatically using:
> 
> ms-wins XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
> ms-dns XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
> 
> In short make sure your network has a WINS server and a domain master
> browser.  BTW: This does not have to run on the PPTP server, or even be
> a Samba server.  An MS-PDC works just fine.  Next either pass the
> parameter for the above using /etc/ppp/options or set it manually on
> each client.  Finally, on Win9x machines, set the workgroup of the
> machine to be one already in use on your network.
> 
> Good luck,
> Dan
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