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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

-- 
Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <bri@OpenBSD.org>
      <http://www.Awfulhak.org>;
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....





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