Re: FreeBSD NAT and Windows Shares.
From: Marcin Jessa (lists_at_yazzy.org)
Date: 07/29/05
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Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:00:50 +0200 To: Emile Jackson <emilejackson@gmail.com>
On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:55:17 +0200
Emile Jackson <emilejackson@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> For some time now I have a problem with a FreeBSD NAT and I can't
> find a solution. I consulted others and some came with hardware based
> solutions, but I wonder if there is a software solution.
>
> This is the situation:
>
> We have a wired network in our building. Every apartment has a network
> connection on the wall, so you just plug in your network cable. On this
> network is a dhcp service to provide every machine with an ip-number.
> With a dial in connection, provided by the university you can dial in
> to a PPPoE service to connect to the internet.
> Inside our apartment we have 2 machines: A Win2k and a winXP. Both get
> an Ip adress from the dhcp, but only one can acces the internet, because
> I have one dial-in account.
>
> So I placed a FreeBSD machine, which could also provide other services like
> ftp.
>
> I installed it as a NAT. Also I added the PPPoE account which makes a
> TUN device. So far it works. All machines can access the internet and
> retreive websites.
>
> On the network in the building are windows shares. Provided by other users.
>
> My question is:
>
> Is it possible that my windows machines can acces these shares, through
> the FreeBSD NAT, without installing extra hardware?
Yes, set up your FreeBSD box as wins server for the WinXP boxes behind NAT.
> I read about SMB clients, but this only seems to work if I wanted to acces
> these shares from my FreeBSD machine.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Emile
>
> _________ _________
> | | | |
> | WIN2k | | WINXP |
> | (mine) | | (mine) |
> |_________| |_________|
> |______________|
> ____|____
> | |
> internet
> | FreeBSD |
> _________
> | (mine) |
> ____|___
> |_________|
> | |
> ______|___________________________________________|PPPoE |
> | | |
> |Gateway |
> ___|_____ _____| __ __|_
> |________|
> | | | | |DHCP|
> | WIN2k | | WINXP |
> | | | |
> |_________| |_________|
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