[pptp-server] Windows Network Browse

[Justin Kreger]

Ok, first of all, Are you handing out the wins server address via pppd to
the pptp clients?
second of all, are they all in the same domain/workgroup?


Justin Kreger, MCP MCSE CCNA
jkreger at earthling.2y.net jwkreger at uncg.edu


On Sun, 6 May 2001, Patrick Keys wrote:

> Hello
> 
> This is a question that seems to have been asked so many times, but I have
> yet to find any answers that have made my setup work. The problem is simple:
> I can't browse the remote network when using pptpd and windows clients. Here
> is a diagram of my setup:
> 
> 
>   +-------------+ 10.1.5.155             10.1.5.150 +-----------+
>   | Windows Box |----------------//-----------------| Linux Box |
>   +-------------+             PPTP Link             +-----------+
> 					via Internet      	| 10.1.4.250
> 
> +--------------------------------- Office Network
> 
> (10.1.4.0)
> 
> The windows box is running Windows 2000 and is using the in-built VPN
> software.
> 
> The Linux box is running Samba 2.2.0, the current version of pptpd and the
> latest version of PPP. The kernel has been patched for PPP. Connections from
> the windows box to the pptp host are via the internet - both ends have
> static IP addresses.
> 
> When the ppp interface is brought up on the Linux box, a route to the
> 10.1.5.0 network is added, netmask 255.255.255.0. I can ping any host on the
> office network, the interfaces on the Linux box etc. from the Windows
> machine. Conversely, I can ping the remote windows 2000 machine from any
> host on the office network. The office network contains either one or two NT
> servers for each domain - I am only trying to access one domain at present.
> It has a PDC and a backup DC.
> 
> My problem is that I cannot browse the office network or access any office
> machine by name. I am able to access shares if I supply the IP address of
> the remote machine, subsequent to supplying a valid username and password.
> 
> I have tried the following to make it work:
> 
> - changing the local and remote addresses of the ppp link to 10.1.4.150 and
> 10.1.4.155 respectively
> - making the samba server a wins server
> - making the samba server a wins proxy
> - making the samba server a preferred master
> - making the samba server a domain master
> - supplying a remote announce parameter in samba
> - kicking the NT machines and Linux box
> 
> Needless to say, all of my efforts have so far been fruitless.
> 
> I am not at all keen to use WINS on the office network - we have a large
> turnover of machines, so it would be very inconvenient and machines would be
> 'forgotten'. I would also like to avoid using the samba machine as a master
> browser. LMHOSTS would be extremely inconvenient - we sometimes have to
> access the office from thousands of miles away on customer machines...
> they're not usually keen on someone playing with LMHOSTS.
> 
> I have read that it is possible to do this... I've read hundreds of web
> pages, e-mails etc. but nothing has got me any closer. Someone must have
> done this - or am I asking too much?
> 
> Many thanks in advance for your help
> 
> Patrick
> 
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