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mpoly
Joined: 10 Apr 2004
Posts: 15
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| Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2004 12:52 am Post subject: Samba on a Linode |
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I'd like to run samba on my linode (it's the easiest way for my end-user to get files uploaded, and I'm pretty confident I can secure it adequately).
Ports 137-139 are listed as blocked in the FAQ, but there is no mention of port 445. Still, it appears blocked from the outside world. I can run Samba on a different port, but how do I tell a windows 2000 box to use the alternate port for connecting to the SMB share?
Cheers,
Michael |
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kiomava
Joined: 13 Dec 2003
Posts: 87
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| Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2004 8:09 pm Post subject: Samba over VPN |
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I'm using a VPN to connect to my linode and talk to Samba. I just do this internally, not for external customers, but it may work for you. I think newer Windows versions have some built in VPN ability. I'm using OpenVPN, which is a type not built into windows, but there are windows client versions out there. I think Swan and Poptop (pptp or something) are the ones that will work on a linode and let windows clients connect without installing anything extra.
I don't know of a way to make windows clients connect using other samba ports, and I don't personally trust samba/windows enough to leave open ports on the internet. |
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mpoly
Joined: 10 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 12:44 am Post subject: |
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Thanks. You're right, the VPN is the way to go... I'll look into these options...
Cheers,
Michael |
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