From owner-freebsd-isp Mon Dec 11 18:23:12 2000 From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 11 18:23:10 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from bsd.amplex.net (bsd.amplex.net [209.57.124.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 741EE37B400 for ; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 18:23:09 -0800 (PST) Received: (from root@localhost) by bsd.amplex.net (8.11.1/8.11.1) id eBC2N3N10300 for freebsd-isp@freebsd.org.AVP; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 21:23:03 -0500 (EST) Received: from marklaptop (dhcp56.amplex.net [209.57.124.56]) (authenticated) by bsd.amplex.net (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id eBC2N2l10284 for ; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 21:23:02 -0500 (EST) From: "Mark Radabaugh" To: Subject: RE: SMB over internet Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 21:23:05 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.3018.1300 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <3A353F35.55061AAB@tacni.net> Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org It works fine but is pretty miserable from a security standpoint. I would only suggest it in a tunnel or with a firewall to restrict access to specific IP ranges. Mark Radabaugh VP, Amplex (419)833-3635 mark@amplex.net > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Tom ONeil > Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 3:55 PM > To: Free > Subject: SMB over internet > > > Anyone ever allow SMB to be used, either NT or Samba, for a server? I > have a client who wants to share a database with remote employees. > My gut reaction is no, but I don't know the protocol well enough to > detail why it's a bad idea and what alternatives to offer. > > Tom > -- > Thomas J. ONeil tom.oneil@instantisp.net > If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called > research, would it? > ~Albert Einstein > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message