[Samba] Internet goes down. Samba dies

[John Schmerold]

If we specify ip addresses, instead of host names will this remove DNS
server requirements?

We're running a firewall on this machine, however, I like to keep all SAMBA
security in one place.

BTW, I know we didn't have this issue with older installs as we've been
using this technique for some time, however I believe this is first time we
used hostnames & depended on the hosts file.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Buchan Milne" <bgmilne at cae.co.za>
To: "John Schmerold" <john at katy.com>
Cc: <samba at lists.samba.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 3:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Samba] Internet goes down. Samba dies


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> If you are going to use "hosts allow" or "hosts deny", reverse DNS
> lookups must work on the server for any client connecting. You may want
> to run a caching and local DNS server.
>
> Otherwise, you might prefer to not use hosts allow and hosts deny, but
> set up a firewall instead.
>
> Regards,
> Buchan
>
> | Message: 17
> | Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 17:01:18 -0500
> | From: John Schmerold <john at katy.com>
> | To: samba at lists.samba.org
> | Subject: [Samba] Internet goes down.  Samba dies
> |
> | Had a client's internet connection go down.
> |
> | No one could log into Samba 2.2.3a running on top of RH 7.2
> |
> | I have following hosts lines in smb.conf:
> | hosts allow = 192.168.1. katyfax nick ap kh vp bg katy john-nt john-98
> | hosts deny = all
> |
> | In /etc/hosts, I define:
> | katyfax, nick, ap, kh, vp, bg, katy, john-nt, john-98
> |
> |
> | Ideas anybody?
> |
> | TIA
> |
> |
> |
>
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