[Samba] Re: samba as a replacement for ftp

Rich Webb rwebb at chartermi.net
Tue Feb 25 12:29:33 GMT 2003


"Francis Lau" <fkwlau at blanch.math.uwaterloo.ca> wrote in message
news:Pine.SOL.4.44.0302250110470.22286-100000 at blanch.math.uwaterloo.ca...
> Hi all,
>
> My organization is thinking of using samba to replace the current ftp
> service that we offer, because it is very easy to use and encrypted
> passwords are built in Windows (for authentication).
>
> We are running a Solaris 5.8 machine with Samba 2.2 installed.
>
> We tested samba in our LAN and it works great.  However, this service
> is meant for users to connect from home.  What do we have to do to make
> samba work over a routed network?  Should we use a WINS server (using
> samba), special DNS server....? I am very new to samba so please have a
> little patience in my basic questions. =)

I would recommend setting up a vpn server and dole out a private IP address
to the remote users.  Once they are on your network, browsing should work
fine.

Rich








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