Anyone using VLANs? (also VPN, tunneling, etc)

[JON GERDES]

David

802.1Q isn't ATM specific either P-)  I have run it over ATM using a LEC (ie the ATM looks like Ethernet) and also straight Ethernet.  Being able to stuff an entire multi subnet LAN into one card is ever so handy.

Also VPN and tunneling are network layer things so again SAMBA wont care !  If it helps I have connected to a SMB daemon via pppd from a Windoze client over a modem.

The only problem I can think of is if you dynamically assign an address to the interface that SAMBA will be on the end of, then you'd better restart it (smbd) after assignment so smbd can listen on it.  If addresses are static then no problem, make sure that address is "up" at least at one end and that smb.conf mentions it.

Cheers
Jon G

>>> David Collier-Brown <davecb at canada.sun.com> 05/04/01 05:29pm >>>
JON GERDES wrote:
> By VLAN I take it you mean 802.1Q ?  This is a function of the NIC drivers rather than anything to do with Samba, its at a lower level than IP.  ie if you can "see" lots of VLANS then so can SAMBA.

	I actually meant that in the broadest sense,
	including VPN and tunneling, not just ATM.

--dave
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