[cciug] Need help/advice configuring Samba for ClearCase and

[Greg Dickie]

Hi Eric,

   I know we accomplish this with NFS on UNIX because DNS will return the
"closest" address to the client by default (ie: on the same subnet). My VOB
server has 5 ethernet interfaces and they are all referred to by the same name.
I believe if you set up one name in DNS with multiple IPs and then set the
client to use DNS for WINS resolution it will work.

Greg

On 14-Mar-00 Eric Boehm wrote:
> 
> I'm looking for suggestions in configuring Samba for use with ClearCase and
> multiple network interfaces.
> 
> My "wish" is to be able to use a single UNC name for the Samba/ClearCase host
> and have a particular NT client use the "right" interface for their subnet.
> 
> I have interfaces on 
> 
> 47.111.64.0/20
> 47.140.0.0/20
> 47.202.32.0/20
> 
> I have the interfaces listed in the "interfaces =" entry in smb.conf
> 
> However, there is a different hostname associated with each interface. NT
> clients on the different subnets would use a different hostname in their UNC
> name for my share, e.g.,
> 
> \\host1\vobstore for client 47.111.65.76
> \\host2\vobstore for client 47.140.7.148
> \\host3\vobstore for client 47.202.34.73
> 
> I would like some way for the UNC path to be
> 
> \\Some Name\vobstore 
> 
> but have the client go through the interface appropriate for their subnet.
> 
> I can get a similar result with the automounter under UNIX if I have multiple
> IP addresses associated with a hostname in DNS. The automounter will select
> the right interface for the subnet.
> 
> Is this even possible? Do I need to use NetBIOS aliases? Do I need to have
> multiple IP addresses associated with "Some Name" and WINS/DNS will do the
> right thing?
> 
> I have tried searching the samba, samba-ntdom and CCIUG archives but haven't
> turned up anything.
> 
> Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> -- 
> Eric M. Boehm                               boehm at nortelnetworks.com
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