[pptp-server] WIN98 BlackMagic

[mduran at bamo.com]

Thank you all for your respone.  Its much appreaciated.  I don't understand
what pleasure MS gets out of making there own networking soooo
complicated....


RE: The WINS server-
I'm sure the WINS is running on the NT server.  I went back to the office
(as in real phyical building) to verify this by typing; ipconfig /all
It returns the Windows NT IP Config.......(blah, blah, blah.)
It lists its own IP address as 192.168.1.2 to it's ethernet adapter (3com)
And it also shows the Primary WINS server as 192.168.1.2.

RE: The linux box running Samba and it config to register the WINS server at
the required ip and stated so in the smb.conf?
Yes.  However, I don't have the 'remote announce = 000.000.000.000' line.
What would that do?

RE: "Is the linux box running Samba
registering its workgroup/domain association properly with the WINS server?"
Yes.  And all SMB clients are registering with the WINS server without any
problems (just like it should be).

RE: "Finally, have you checked the WINS server's database to see if all of
these
systems (including your WIN 98 box) have a registration entry?"
Not yet.  Where on NT can this be verified?

RE: "Based on the above - it looks as though you have TCP/IP, PPTP/PPP and
routing setup properly."
I beleive so.


RE: "This is odd. Another dumb question - are you sure Samba is running on
this
box?"
Yes, I'm sure.

RE: "if so, what is the "hosts allow" parameter set to in smb.conf?? Also,
have you checked the samba log files to see it your SMB request (from the
WIN 98 PPTP client) is being rejected?"
My "host allow = " line contains one of my IP addresses, but not the one
I've been testing with.  If I can get in, ping inside the LAN, doesn't the
"host allow =" beomce a mute point?

Steve, I may need more of your help....

Thanks,
-MD


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Cowles, Steve [mailto:Steve at SteveCowles.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 12:12 PM
>To: 'mduran at bamo.com'; pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
>Subject: RE: [pptp-server] WIN98 BlackMagic
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mduran at bamo.com [mailto:mduran at bamo.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 12:34 PM
>> To: pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
>> Subject: RE: [pptp-server] WIN98 BlackMagic
>>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> RE: the options file-
>> The /etc/ppp/options file does contain the IP of my WINS server (NT4
>> server); ms-wins 192.168.1.2
>
>I know... dumb question, but are you sure the WINS service is running on
>this NT box??
>
>Also, the linux box running Samba - is it configured to register with the
>WINS server at 192.168.1.2. i.e. in smb.conf:
>
>   wins server = 192.168.1.2
>   remote announce = 192.168.1.255
>
>How about the workgroup/domain registration?? Is the linux box
>running Samba
>registering its workgroup/domain association properly with the WINS server.
>FWIW: Every SMB client on your LAN should be registering with the WINS
>server.
>
>With regards to the Win98 client establishing the PPTP VPN - is its
>workgroup and/or domain set to match that of your LAN. This system should
>also register with the WINS server.
>
>Finally, have you checked the WINS server's database to see if all of these
>systems (including your WIN 98 box) have a registration entry?????
>
>>
>> RE: The client IP address-
>> A 'route print' and a 'winipcfg' reports a valid IP address
>> given by the WINS server, the correct subnet, etc.  It all
>> checks out fine.  I can telnet into the WINS server, no problem,
>> as well as the Linux VPN server.  I can ping all other clients,
>> plus printers, inside the network. The other Unix boxen see me
>> as one of the internal IPs.
>
>Based on the above - it looks as though you have TCP/IP, PPTP/PPP and
>routing setup properly.
>
>>
>> RE: lmhost file-
>> I included the ip address of the samba file server I wish to
>> map a drive to (192.168.1.200) followed by its name 'pc01' in
>> my lmhost.sam file.  This machine has a share called "server".
>> My lmhost file looks like this;
>> 192.168.1.200   pc01
>
>If your WINS server (and all the client registrations) are properly setup
>and running, you should NOT have to edit the LMHOSTS file. This would be an
>adminsitration nightmare....
>
>>
>> When I try to map a drive as \\192.168.1.200\server I get the
>> same error message "the computer or sharename could not be
>> found. Make sure you typed it in correctly and try again".
>> The same when trying \\pc01\server .
>
>This is odd. Another dumb question - are you sure Samba is running on this
>box? If so, what is the "hosts allow" parameter set to in smb.conf?? Also,
>have you checked the samba log files to see it your SMB request (from the
>WIN 98 PPTP client) is being rejected?
>
>>
>> I found a post
>> (http://lists.schulte.org/pipermail/pptp-server/1999-July/005473.html)
>> from July 99 where this person suggests the only way to browse the
>> network, let alone just map a drive to the samba box, is to configure
>> the samba box as a WINS server.   This may be my next step.
>
>FWIW: I have never agreed with the "ole saying" that you "must" run WINS on
>the Samba server.
>
>I run WINS on my NT server, not on my Samba server. My Samba server is
>configured to register with the WINS server running on the NT box. I also
>run PoPToP on my linux box and connect into my LAN using PPTP from
>my WIN 98
>laptop. I have had no problems at all in browsing any PC/Server (including
>Samba) on the internal LAN. <PERIOD> In fact, I have many of my customers
>setup in the same way. i.e. WINS running an a NT server and Poptop running
>on linux.
>
>If for some reason this works... please let me know. I would be interested
>in understanding "WHY"
>
>Steve Cowles
>