[Samba] 2 Server's over VPN

Paul Gienger pgienger at ae-solutions.com
Fri Jul 30 13:36:02 GMT 2004 


Varjao, Marcio wrote:

>Sorry my ignorance but what is rdp???
>what's the diference bettwen smb and rdp???
>  
>
If the suggestion here is Remote Desktop Protocol what place does that 
have in a discussion of file sharing techniques??

For your suggestion, I would suggest using two samba machines, with a 
network backend such as LDAP.  This would ensure that when your 
connection is down you can still log in and such.  There are many finer 
points, but I'd start down on this road and post back when you have 
issues. 

About your client machines, are they mostly desktops or laptops?  Point 
being, do people from office 1 ever/often go to office 2 and vice versa? 

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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ilia Chipitsine [mailto:ilia at paramon.ru]
>Sent: sexta-feira, 30 de julho de 2004 10:24
>To: Varjao, Marcio
>Cc: Samba (E-mail)
>Subject: RE: [Samba] 2 Server's over VPN
>
>
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>>I?m Going to use the OpenVPN bridge, for the machines is invisble, the bridge allow's broadcast and netbios
>>Do you think i still will have a problem???
>>What do you suggest???
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>
>if connection is unreliable (from SMB networking point of view :) I
>suggest to use rdp instead of SMB
>
>  
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Ilia Chipitsine [mailto:ilia at paramon.ru]
>>Sent: sexta-feira, 30 de julho de 2004 10:07
>>To: Varjao, Marcio
>>Cc: Samba (E-mail)
>>Subject: RE: [Samba] 2 Server's over VPN
>>
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>>>I'm from brasil
>>>Here the internet isn't very reliable
>>>      
>>>
>>there are two kinds of connections:
>>
>>1) fast, dirty cheap and reliable
>>those connections usually called LAN
>>
>>2) not so fast, not so reliable, not so cheap
>>those connections usually called WAN
>>
>>fileserver protocols like SMB do not work within WAN, they work for LAN
>>only. if you are dealing with "2)" you can use http/sql/rdp protocols
>>they were specially designed for WAN connections.
>>
>>in your case you can use rdp. or citrix.
>>samba will not work good over unreliable connections.
>>actually, windows timeouts are somewhat hardcoded. most probably you won't
>>be able to describe your windows workstation to wait for hours for file
>>locking.
>>
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>>>Sometimes the Net stops and comes back only hours later, the internet
>>>providers are the problem
>>>What hapens with outlook in the process???
>>>And other files...
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: samba-bounces+jamesmarkcoggan=yahoo.com.br at lists.samba.org
>>>[mailto:samba-bounces+jamesmarkcoggan=yahoo.com.br at lists.samba.org]On
>>>Behalf Of Ilia Chipitsine
>>>Sent: sexta-feira, 30 de julho de 2004 09:52
>>>To: Varjao, Marcio
>>>Cc: Samba (E-mail)
>>>Subject: RE: [Samba] 2 Server's over VPN
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>>The problem is that there are some users ho have 1 GB or more profiles
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>>>>
>>>what is content of those profiles ?
>>>recently I modified domain policy and after that, for example,
>>>"Application Data", "My Documents" and "Desktop" are not moving across
>>>network anymore. They are put on network shares, but they are not
>>>anymore
>>>parts of roaming profile.
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>The bandwidth isnt that good
>>>>Outlook PST is the main problem....
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>Outlook doesn't have to be part of roaming profile also.
>>>for example, you can move outlook.pst out of roaming profile
>>>(on \\server\username\outlook-folder) and after you start Outlook,
>>>it will not find Outlook.pst ... and it will kindly ask You where
>>>can it find outlook.pst
>>>
>>>yes, that file is damn big, but data transfer across network are not
>>>that
>>>big when it is used.
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Arno Seidel [mailto:aseidel at aseidel.com]
>>>>Sent: sexta-feira, 30 de julho de 2004 09:43
>>>>To: Varjao, Marcio
>>>>Subject: AW: [Samba] 2 Server's over VPN
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>it should work...but think about the sync for the profiles that you
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>have on
>>>      
>>>
>>>>each server all profiles
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
>>>>>Von: Varjao, Marcio [mailto:VarjaoM at morganco.com]
>>>>>Gesendet: Freitag, 30. Juli 2004 13:51
>>>>>An: aseidel at aseidel.com; Samba (E-mail)
>>>>>Betreff: RE: [Samba] 2 Server's over VPN
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>If i Make a PDC and BDC but use on the profiles sharing local
>>>>>folders on each server will it work???
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>From: Arno Seidel [mailto:aseidel at aseidel.com]
>>>>>Sent: sexta-feira, 30 de julho de 2004 08:48
>>>>>To: Varjao, Marcio
>>>>>Subject: AW: [Samba] 2 Server's over VPN
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>>basicaly depends this on your vpn-connection speed....
>>>>>maybe it would be easier to syncronize the profiles on both servers
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>with
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>>>
>>>>>rsync
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
>>>>>>Von: samba-bounces+aseidel=aseidel.com at lists.samba.org
>>>>>>[mailto:samba-bounces+aseidel=aseidel.com at lists.samba.org]Im
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>Auftrag von
>>>      
>>>
>>>>>>Varjao, Marcio
>>>>>>Gesendet: Freitag, 30. Juli 2004 13:40
>>>>>>An: Samba (E-mail)
>>>>>>Betreff: [Samba] 2 Server's over VPN
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm installing a VPN bridge. So the localareas are on the same IP
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>class
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>>>
>>>>>>and we have broadcast
>>>>>>And i want on both ends to have a Samba Server
>>>>>>what do you recomend???
>>>>>>I'm Using mobile profiles so its better on each end we have its on
>>>>>>profile
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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