Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 15:48:03 +0100 From: Richard Morte <ric@sinclairassoc.force9.co.uk> To: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: FreeBSD Server and Windows Clients Message-ID: <37FF55A3.C3DBDB22@sinclairassoc.force9.co.uk>
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Hi,
I have been trying over the past month to set up the FreeBSD box to
provide networking facilities to a number of PCs running Windows 95/98.
I have lots of 'bits' working but have yet to achieve a fully usable
system. The aims are modest:
* Set up a unix server to drive the local Windows network, allow
file transfers, print sharing, etc, possibly even backups if
I can find a suitable application.
* Provide a intranet to provide a local test-bed for clients' web
pages, run cgi scripts, etc, without having to upload to the ISP
to do this.
* Gateway to the Internet for the unix and win boxes.
I have about 80% of each aspect working OK but am running into problems.
I configure one bit, but this then impacts on other areas and I'm
beginning to chase my own tail. I think I need a perspective on which
bits to include, which ones to ignore and how to get everything working
as a coherent design.
If anyone has succesfully configured a similar system would you mind
letting me know how you did it, which processes you run and how you
glued the whole thing together?
Here's what I have so far:
Private network using 192.168.xxx.xxx - no problems
Graphics with kde desktop - configured OK
SAMBA - working extremely well
Sharity Light to mount dos shares - happy with this too
DNS - no reported errors but still problems with IP-assigned
addresses. Still not sure about best TTL values,
though.
Modem - working well with good connection speeds
User-ppp - OK but DNS lookups still cause unexpected dial-outs
(have disabled -auto mode temporarily)
Sendmail - still trying to access fake 10.0.0.1 address
Apache 1.3.6 (using name-virtual hosting) - works fine from within
FreeBSD but wins clients can't yet access
Firewall - I guess I need one - especially with the wins shares
visible on the Unix box, but the thought of setting
one up terrifies me.
E-mail - use Netscape to fetch own account from ISP POP server,
but not sure how this will work across the gateway
for
the wins clients.
If you can provide any useful pointers, suggestions, inspiration or
examples of how you did it I shall be eternally grateful. If anyone can
tell me which bits of the software I definately don't need, this will be
useful too.
Many thanks for your help in the past,
Ric
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