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Give the add network place a look if you have time.  Looks almost like a file
server.



> -----Original Message-----
&gt; From: ale-bounces at ale.org [<a  rel="nofollow" href="mailto:ale-bounces";>mailto:ale-bounces</a> at ale.org]On Behalf Of David
&gt; Hamm
&gt; Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 8:11 PM
&gt; To: haswes at mindspring.com; Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
&gt; Subject: Re: [ale] SMB options
&gt; 
&gt; 
&gt; On Saturday 10 January 2004 07:01 pm, Adrin wrote:
&gt; &gt; I can't believe you were wanting to run smb over the WAN without a vpn. 
&gt; Why not?  I use iptables to insure only users behind specific firewalls can 
&gt; connect.  The data isn't sensitive, it's already been put on net via FTP by 
&gt; the user who own the data.
&gt; 
&gt; &gt; But
&gt; &gt; I guess it worked for you.  Here is a suggestion.  you can use network
&gt; &gt; neighbor hood/places.  In W2k and maybe in XP you can add a network place. 
&gt; &gt; With that you can set it up to use ftp or http. If you set it up to use
&gt; &gt; ftp, you can click and drag the files and folders to copy files.  You could
&gt; &gt; probably even save data from programs to the remote folders.  There are at
&gt; &gt; least 2 draw backs that I can see right off.  1. You can't map it as a disk
&gt; &gt; drive.  2. Were ever it puts you in at the ftp login is the highest,
&gt; &gt; (root), directory level you will be able to access.
&gt; 
&gt; This won't work.  The users of the SMB clients need to access the data as 
&gt; easily as a file server.  
&gt; 
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; I can understand way Alltel did this.  It is just an example of a provider
&gt; &gt; taken control over something they shouldn't have too in order to keep
&gt; &gt; support calls down. I don't need to do an example on this list I am sure.
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; Adrin
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; &gt; -----Original Message-----
&gt; &gt; &gt; From: ale-bounces at ale.org [<a  rel="nofollow" href="mailto:ale-bounces";>mailto:ale-bounces</a> at ale.org]On Behalf Of David
&gt; &gt; &gt; Hamm
&gt; &gt; &gt; Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 11:31 AM
&gt; &gt; &gt; To: ale at ale.org
&gt; &gt; &gt; Subject: [ale] SMB options
&gt; &gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; &gt; Hello,
&gt; &gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; &gt; I have an FTP server sittting on the Internet.  One group of users
&gt; &gt; &gt; uploads files via FTP the other group downloads those files via SMB. 
&gt; &gt; &gt; Securing SMB communications in most cases is handeled by listing the SMB
&gt; &gt; &gt; users's IP address in an IPTables rule with a -j ACCEPT.  But recently I
&gt; &gt; &gt; gained an SMB user an ALLTel's network and ALLTel blocks port 135.  The
&gt; &gt; &gt; only options I can come up with is eithher FreeSwan or PopTop and from
&gt; &gt; &gt; recent experiences I'm not excited about using either.  I wonder if I
&gt; &gt; &gt; could run SMB on another port? Under Linux I don't see a problem but the
&gt; &gt; &gt; Windows workstations mounting the share can't be modified since they also
&gt; &gt; &gt; participate in an SMB based LAN.  Any suggestions are welcomed.
&gt; &gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; &gt; Thanks.
&gt; &gt; &gt;
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