Re: [SLE] Network Confusion

On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 20:35:58 -0600, you wrote:

>At 01/05/06 06:42, Michael W Cocke wrote:
>>On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 22:05:00 -0600, you wrote:
>>
>> >Folks,
>> >
>> >Many of you have seen my network traffic as I struggle to set up a
>> >small 2-subnet Samba-served LAN, and many of you have offered help in
>> >that endeavor, for which I thank you. Now, however, I'm confused.
>> >
>>
>>[snip]
>>
>>Eric, if I read your diagram correctly you're using the Linksys as
>>your hub/switch? Did you know that while there are buggier pieces of
>>equipment than a Linksys I cannot think of them offhand? Get rid of
>>the trash and install a real firewall and a real switch and your
>>problems will at least become consistant, if not go away.
>>
>>Mike-
>>
>
>The Linksys sits on the edge of my LAN and fronts for it to the
>Internet. Everything that's happening on the LAN, including the
>on-again-off-again connection to my Samba server (which, by the way,
>is up today, but since I don't know why it's so unreliable, I don't
>consider this problem solved), is happening behind the Linksys.
>

Then I misread the diagram, sorry. Start from the top again please -
You have a linux samba server - please post the smb.conf file. Also -
are you using a wins server? I had some odd connection problems
(don't recall the details, it was a while back) until I set one up -
on the samba server, as it happens. You have windows workstations
(Pro or home? Networks in XP home is severly broken.) that are
connecting to the samba server intermittantly. Can you post the samba
log from a session when the connect fails, and when the connect works?

Have I got the basics straight?

Mike-
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