Date: Wed, 05 Nov 1997 23:44:19 +0000 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: Thomas.Traylor@mci.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Samba, PPP, and Win95 Message-ID: <199711052344.XAA03884@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 04 Nov 1997 08:48:19 MST." <Pine.OSF.3.96.971104084414.21771O-100000@titan.mcit.com>
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> Has anyone setup a FreeBSD system running Samba that allows Win95
> dialups access to the Samba server? ie. disk services. If so would
> you mind sharing what you did with me?
>
> I've tried serveral things, with little success. Win95 is able to
> make a TCP/IP connection, but is unable to see the Samba server.
>
> Any suggestions?
Is nmbd broadcasting on the ppp interface ? I suspect not. Your
best bet is to assign the ppp client an IP from your ethernet network
and put ``enable proxy'' in your ppp config file. This way nmbd is
already broadcasting on the network that the ppp client becomes a
part of.
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>
> --
> Thomas Traylor
> Thomas.Traylor@mci.com
> ttraylor@titan.mcit.com
> (719) 535-1269
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