[wellylug] Samba & DHCP config ?

[Ian Sterling]

Roger,

As long as your /etc/samba/smb.conf file has the line

netbios name = machine_name

Your windows machines will be able to find the samba server by that
name regardless of the IP address.  True, both machines should be on
the same subnet, but if you have that line set under the [global]
section of your samba config, you're good to go.

--Ian...

On 10/26/05, Roger Young <r.young at irl.cri.nz> wrote:
> I'm beginning to get it :)
> So in my case the router GUI tells me:
>
> Starting IP address:  10.1.1.2
> Ending IP address:    10.1.1.32
>
> The 2 and the 32 are both adjustable,
> the 10.1.1 apparently not (the router
> itself is assigned 10.1.1.1). So if I
> start at 10.1.1.5 (say) then I have
> available 10.1.1.2, 10.1.1.3, and 10.1.1.4
> for static IP assignment. Where would I specify
> the IP number (in what file(s))? I notice that
> <hosts>, <networks> and <rc.inet1.conf> get written
> to when netconfig is run.
>
> How about the dhpc daemon? Do I still need it?
> >From where does it get started?
>
> I guess the best thing to do is experiment :)
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Roger
>
> On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 23:16:32 +1300
> Jethro Carr <jethro.carr at jedolinux.com> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 2005-10-26 at 22:57 +1300, Roger Young wrote:
> > > I'm confused :( Doesn't the router need to have control of the IP addresses
> > > on the home network so that it can distribute the internet traffic correctly?
> >
> > no, as long as all the ip addresses are different and on the same
> > subnet, it will work just fine.
> >
> >
> > > Before, when I had a dial-up modem I handled internet configuration through
> > > ppp config files, and the local LAN by running netconfig. Here I chose
> > > "Static IP" and specified the local IP of the Linux box.
> > >
> > > But now to connect from Linux to the router I needed to rerun netconfig, and
> > > this time there I chose the DHCP option. In that case there was no way of
> > > choosing a fixed IP number for the local Linux machine.
> > >
> > > Are you saying it is possible to have 2 sets of IP numbers, one assigned
> > > dynamically by the router, and a second static set?
> >
> > no - Each machine can only have a static OR a dynamic IP.
> >
> >
> > The router however, can be given a range of IPs that it can give to
> > hosts dynamically. So what you tell the router is:
> >
> > IPs 192.168.0.1 - 192.168.0.24 will be set by me. You could give your
> > samba server 192.168.0.2 for example. This address will stay the same
> > and DHCP will not change it.
> >
> > You [the router] can give out IPs 192.168.0.25 - 192.168.0.26 to any
> > dynamic hosts yourself.
> >
> >
> > EXAMPLE:
> >
> > Router:               192.168.0.1
> > Samba Server: 192.168.0.2
> > Print Server: 192.168.0.3
> >
> > Laptop:               *dynamic* (something from 192.168.0.25 - 192.168.0.26)
> > Desktop:      *dynamic* (something from 192.168.0.25 - 192.168.0.26)
> >
> >
> > This way your samba server will always be the same, so the hosts can
> > connect to it, but the host IPs can change.
> >
> >
> > do you get this?
> >
> >
> >
> > > Sorry, I'm probably missing something basic here...
> >
> > My explanations might be too confusing:
> >
> > I'm tired and should get some sleep... or some coffee... or 'P' which is
> > like coffee, sugar and Prozac altogether. ;-)
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jethro Carr <jethro.carr at jedolinux.com>
> >
> >
> > www.jethrocarr.jedolinux.com
> >
> > www.jethrocarr.jedolinux.com/index.php?page=cv/cv.php
> >
> >
>
>
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