[Samba] About access the samba server through VPN connection

[Tomasz Chmielewski]

John Wong wrote:

> Is there any restriction for access the samba server through the VPN
> connection.
> 
> We are trying to do the remote access the samba server through the VPN
> client.  And the VPN server isn't apply any rule for blocking any service.
> 
> Any suggestion we can do???

>>We are facing the problem for accessing the samba server through the VPN
>>connection.
>>
>>
> How's the VPN done?
> 
> 
>>And  also using the samba-2.2.3a-6 with the Red Hat Linux 7.3 (Kernel
>>2.4.18-3).
>>
>>
> 
> Really old version. You should upgrade.

that's one.
second, you didn't really specify what kind of a problem you have.
maybe you need to configure samba to be a wins server, and the client to
use samba wins server, as the vpn clients are on another network?


Tomek