[Samba] join domain from different subnet (VPN)

[Bob Miller]

A post went by on this list not too long about using openvpn.

https://lists.samba.org/archive/samba/2012-July/168209.html

In that post, a quote from

http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/faq/75-general/293-what-is-the-principle-behind-openvpn-tunnels.html

indicates that running openvpn as a bridge will pass layer 2 traffic.
Perhaps that will help in your situation...

On Thu, 2012-08-30 at 15:21 +0200, real-men-dont-click at gmx.net wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I already tried that, no success.
> 
> The VPN connects two subnets via OpenVPN with dedicated routers on each side.
> 
> 
> thx
> 
> Carsten
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original message-----
> To:	samba at lists.samba.org; 
> From:	Gaiseric Vandal <gaiseric.vandal at gmail.com>
> Sent:	Thu 30-08-2012 14:58
> Subject:	Re: [Samba] join domain from different subnet (VPN)
> > Did you try a packet capture on the samba server? 
> > 
> > Try adding a entry for the XP machine in the server's /etc/hosts file. 
> > 
> > I am guessing there is some sort of weird name resolution issue going on
> > with the server.    I don't think there is any reason the server should
> > need to resolve the name of the client machine but I have had weird
> > issues with VPN connections before. 
> > 
> > This is a site-to-site VPN?  
> > 
> > On 08/30/12 05:34, real-men-dont-click at gmx.net wrote:
> > > Hello everybody,
> > >
> > > we have a problem joining a domain from a remote location.
> > >
> > > The remote location is connected via VPN. Everything is working as exspected 
> > but joining the samba domain from the remote location does not work.
> > >
> > > - Server Samba Version is 3.5.10
> > > - Windows Client is XP SP3
> > > - Joining the domain locally works without problems
> > > - ping does work in both directions
> > > - WINS is running on the local PDC and resolves across VPN (I tested with a 
> > Linux client using nbmlookup)
> > > - the WINS server is configured on the client
> > > - NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled on the client
> > > - Windows on the client firewall is OFF
> > > - even adding entries to the client's lmhosts file didn't solve the problem
> > >
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > >
> > > thx
> > >
> > > Carsten
> > 
> > 
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