Re: [Users] Win2K r/w - FreeSWAN : My Network Places Browsing + NetBIOS

From: Ken Bantoft (ken_at_networkoverlord.com)
Date: Wed Aug 14 2002 - 15:08:55 CEST


On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Mark van Proctor wrote:

> Hi. I have a single road warrior on a Win2K machine connection to
> FreeSWAN with a local subnet. How do I get the Win2K machine which has a
> dialup connection to browse the network. Does this require a WINS
> server? Is there no other way to do it? Is it not possible to assign an
> IP address to this machine so that it thinks it is on the local
> (192.168.4.x) network, or even so it is 192.168.5.1 with a netmask of
> 255.255.0.0 or whatever? Please help! Thanks Mark
>
> Mark van Proctor
> IT Administrative Assistant
> Metech Pty Ltd & acQuire Software Pty Ltd
> 24 Moreau Mews
> Applecross WA 6153
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> mark_at_metech.com.au
>
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>

You'll need either a WINS server, or a big LMHOSTS file... I've heard of
people assigning RW's IPs on the local lan (using X.509 patch and some
other stuff), so that's a possibility, however no-one's reported back that
NetBIOS stuff works.

Ken

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Ken Bantoft			One Unix to rule them all, One Resolver to find them,
ken_at_networkoverlord.com		One IP to bring them all, and in the zone, bind them.

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