[Samba] [part success] Re: cannot see or browse a share from a VPN client

[H.S.]

On 08/06/10 12:06 PM, H.S. wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> I have three separate networks on my LAN:
> wired network (192.168.0.0/24)
> wireless network (192.168.5.0/24)
> VPN (172.16.15.0/24)
> 
> Here is an ASCII art showing my setup:
>             ,----------.
> ppp0 <------eth1    eth0--192.168.0.0/24--->to LAN switch
>             |      wlan0--192.168.5.0/24---> WLAN
>             |       tun0--172.16.15.0/24---> VPN
>             |__________|
> 
>                  |
>         "ROUTER": Samba and VPN server machine
> 
> 
> "ROUTER" is running Debian Testing and 2.6.30-2-686 kernel. The VPN
> client mentioned below is a Dell laptop running Ubuntu Karmic.


Well, got some of it working. Here are the settings that worked for me:
interfaces = 127.0.0.0/8 172.16.15.0/24 eth0 wlan0 tun0
# samba host not visible on VPN client without the following
remote announce = 172.16.21.255

#for security (allow only local, wired lan and VPN clients)
hosts allow = 127.0.0.1 192.168.0.0/24 172.16.15.0/24
hosts deny = 0.0.0.0/0


Even though I can see and browse to the samba share from Gnome's Network
GUI from a VPN client, but I cannot access the shared folder. The
Network GUI reports "Unable to mount location - Failed to mount windows
share".

Note that I can mount the share using smbmount command by specifying the
user=guest option, however. Here is the smb.conf file on ROUTER:
#-----------------------------------------------------------
> grep -v '^[#;]'  /etc/samba/smb.conf | grep -v '^ *$'
[global]
   workgroup = routersmb
   server string = %h server
   dns proxy = no
interfaces = 127.0.0.0/8 eth0 wlan0 tun0
remote announce = 172.16.21.255
hosts allow = 127.0.0.1 192.168.0.0/24 172.16.15.0/24
hosts deny = 0.0.0.0/0
   log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
   max log size = 1000
   syslog = 0
   panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
security = share
   encrypt passwords = true
   passdb backend = tdbsam
   obey pam restrictions = yes
   unix password sync = yes
   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
   passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n
*Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
   pam password change = yes
[homes]
   comment = Home Directories
   browseable = no
   read only = yes
   create mask = 0700
   directory mask = 0700
   valid users = %S
[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   browseable = no
   path = /var/spool/samba
   printable = yes
   guest ok = no
   read only = yes
   create mask = 0700
[print$]
   comment = Printer Drivers
   path = /var/lib/samba/printers
   browseable = yes
   read only = yes
   guest ok = no
[SharedFolder]
        comment = Shared folder for general use.
        browsable = yes
        guest ok = yes
        path = /media/common_folder
        writable = yes
        ;force create mode = 0770
        ;force directory mode = 0775
#-----------------------------------------------------------


So, what am I missing further regarding this failure of Gnome Network
GUI to mount the windows share?

Thanks.


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