[pptp-server] PPTP & Samba

[Alaa Al-Amood]

Hi

You have to configure samba as a WINS server

here is the samba (/etc/smb.conf)configuration which work very well for me


[global]
   domain logons = yes
   domain master= yes
   local master =no
   browse list = yes
   mangled stack = 100
   max xmit = 8192
   password level = 0
   printing = bsd
   read size = 8192
   security = user
   os level =  65
   wins support = yes
;   wins server =

   password level = 8
   username level = 8

; workgroup name
   workgroup = netman
   netbios name = snow
; for WinNT 4.0 sp3 clients
   encrypt passwords = yes

; all services are browsable
   browsable = yes

; restrict access to local hosts
   hosts allow = 192.68.72. 172.16.0. 127.0.0.1
   deny hosts = ALL

; server announcement
   server string = WINS & VPN  Server (Samba %v)
;configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
interfaces = 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 172.16.0.2/255.255.0.0
;
remote browse sync = 192.168.0.255 172.16.255.255
remote announce = 192.168.0.255 172.16.255.255
; seperate log file for each client machine
  log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m

# You may wish to use password encryption. Please read
# ENCRYPTION.txt, Win95.txt and WinNT.txt in the Samba documentation.
# Do not enable this option unless you have read those documents
  encrypt passwords = yes
  smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd

   share modes = yes
;setting up master domain
;  annouce version = 4.0
   preferred master = yes
[homes]
   comment = home directories
   writable = yes
; read and write for user, read acces to group and no access for others
   create mask = 640
   force create mode = 0
   directory mask = 750
   force directory mode = 0




after that you have to add the follwing line to the /etc/ppp/options

ms-wins 193.88.72.38                  #Samba wins server





regards
Alaa



Jean-Paul Chavant wrote:

> Hello,
>
> my pptp connexion works.
>
> here is my network :
>
>                  [192.168.2.x]
>                        |
>                        2
> [192.168.1.x]----[Unix router]----[192.168.3.x]-----[VPN
> Server]-----[172.16.0.x]-----[client]
>                  3           2                     252         1
> 10
>
> to be able to ping any computers i have to add a route on my router ...
> (route add 192.168.0.0 gw 192.168.3.252) (this solves apparently the problem
> of the arp resolution ...)
>
> vpn network IP is 192.168.0.x
>
> My Unix Routeur is also my WINS server (Samba)
> My Logon controler is a M$ PDC (Win NT 4.0) wich is on 192.168.1.x
> 192.168.3.x network.
>
> In this situation, my computer on my private LAN doens't see my VPN client
> in the neighbourhood network and vice versa.
>
> I can reach from any network a computer by executing the command
> \\IP_Address.
> How can i do to see all the computer in the neighbourhood network (from
> 192.168.1.x , 192.168.3.x and 192.168.0.x) ?
>
> My Wins server has to stay on my Unix Router.
>
> I have installed Samba on my VPN Server and it acts as a proxy Wins ... but
> it doesn't work ...
>
> anybody know how to do to see all computers in neighbourhood network ?
>
> JPaul
>
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