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

[Kees van Vloten]

Op 17-01-2023 om 13:49 schreef Peter Milesson via samba:
> Hi folks,
>
> Is a default route and gateway mandatory on a Samba member server?
>
> 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.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Peter
>
>
To answer your original question: if all machines (workstations, AD-DCs, 
member-server) are in the same network and DNS is functioning through 
the AD-DCs, then it should not require any external connectivity.

- Kees.