[Samba] Default route mandatory on a Samba member server?

[Rowland Penny]

On 17/01/2023 12:49, Peter Milesson via samba wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> Is a default route and gateway mandatory on a Samba member server?

I would have thought they were mandatory on any computer, never mind Samba.

> 
> The AD DCs, the workstations and the Samba member server are on the same 
> network segment. As the member server only serves files to the local 
> network, I assume that neither gateway, nor default route are necessary. 
> For updates, gateway and default route could be defined.

I am struggling to understand why you wouldn't set them (or want to), 
how is the computer supposed to connect to anything ?

Rowland