Re: [SLUG] Can't find SAMBA shares using WAN

From: Ben Ostrowsky (ostrowb@tblc.org)
Date: Thu Sep 26 2002 - 10:12:02 EDT


> Win2K can see the shares even when connected wireless.
> The Linux Server has assigned a stattic IP address 129.168.xxx.yyy and
> the Win2K laptop receives a dynamic IP address from the routers's DHCP
> server.

I'll assume you mean 192.168.xxx.yyy. :)

Hypothesis: Translation to a private address causes the problem.

Test: Configure the Linux server as a dhcp client and let it get a
public, dynamic IP address. Let the Win2k machine have the static
private address.

Ben



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