> The first is: Reply to the list too, not only mine, there are more people > than me that has more knoledgement about these type of questions. > > The second: Yes, you'll need: > 1) Allow routing between LAN and VPN. > 2) Allow BROADCAST routing (ouch!!) if you really need propagate > BROADCAST traffic between the subnets (I know nobody that use this, but > here is), or WINS or configure lmhosts. > > If you allow broadcast you could "explore" the SAMBA network, else you'll > need use IP to access to resources (Nobody recomend you this). > > You can configure a WINS server to allow easy access too, instead using > broadcast, and you only need to add your network computers into the WINS > (WINS is as a DNS but for SAMBA), but for a few computers, you really > don't need that. In this last case (some computers only), you only need to > add the computers and their IP's into the /etc/samba/lmhosts file and then > you can acces them using the name (instead use the IP), perhaps you need > add computers and IP into /etc/hosts file (don't know now if you really > need). > > Use www.samba.org to search more info about SAMBA, there are many manuals, > faqs and how-tos there (and a list to ask questions about it). > > Regards > > -- > Samuel Díaz García > ArcosCom Wireless, S.L.L. > > CIF: B11828068 > c/ Romero Gago, 19 > Arcos de la Frontera > 11630 - Cadiz > > http://www.arcoscom.com > > mailto:samueldg@xxxxxxxxxxxx > msn: samueldg@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Tlfn.: 956 70 13 15 > Fax: 956 70 34 83 > > > El Vie, 22 de Septiembre de 2006, 11:25, Roger Grosswiler escribió: >>> Perhaps somebody could confirm that, but the bridge is not really >>> necesary >>> in your case. >>> >>> You will use another IP subnet for your VPN network, and then allow >>> traffic from that to the internal IP subnet. >>> >>> In your case, I think, you are dropping/rejecting the traffic from WLAN >>> to >>> LAN and from LAN to WLAN, this is correct, but, as I said in my first >>> response, you need to enable the traffic from VPN to LAN and from LAN >>> to >>> VPN. >>> >>> When you create an VPN you need to attach them to a logical network (IP >>> subnet in your case). If you really want to use a bridge, you can use >>> the >>> same IP subnet for your VPN and then I say YES, you need a bridge for >>> that, but if you use another IP subnet, then you really don't need a >>> bridge. >>> >>> You must think in a VPN as another network interface connected to your >>> box. >>> >>> More clear? >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> -- >>> Samuel Díaz García >>> ArcosCom Wireless, S.L.L. >>> >> >> Thanks Samuel, >> >> So if i would just route through my vpn, i would have to say my samba- >> and >> printservers to serve also the subnet of the vpn, isn't it? >> >> If i don't my vpn-clients won't see the infrastructure, i think... >> >> Thx, >> Roger >> >> > > > > Hello Samuel, 1) thanks for information, i often forget answer to all instead of answer... 2) i give some more information a chance, gonna read some more about it. thanks a loot
