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[Samba] file sharing over Internet

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CHEUNG Chi Wai, Chris

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Oct 7, 2003, 3:10:09 AM10/7/03
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Hi,

I have setup a Samba in Local network and working perfect. I want to release
my share over Internet
so that my PC at home can access this share at the RUN \\MYIPADDRESS.
Is it possible?

Cris
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corey mcguire

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Oct 7, 2003, 4:00:08 AM10/7/03
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I don't know, but I don't think its a good idea... many times ISP's will
even block such traffic...

what I would do is tunnel over SSH... this would make it secure, give you
the chance to use compression, cut though a firewall, and still be sharp
enough to thinly slice a tomato...

you'll have to either set up a box that keeps the tunnel alive or kill the
server service on your box, because you'll be connecting to the shares on
127.0.0.1 if you make the tunnel on your box...

understand?...

I am too tired to try it now, and definetly not awake enough to explain
it...

Thomas Spuhler

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Oct 7, 2003, 11:10:21 AM10/7/03
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you really want to do that. It's all plain text over the internet except
the password!
Tom

Gavin Davenport

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Oct 8, 2003, 5:40:11 PM10/8/03
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Thats a very bad idea as thats how lots of windows virusses try to spread :)

Have a look at SSH; you can login, copy files, run remote sessions, all
reasonably securely.
You can probably tunnel a samba connection through an ssh connection too :)

Gavs

Thiago Lima

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Oct 8, 2003, 6:30:12 PM10/8/03
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If you setup an VPN you can use your machine (and samba) over the
Internet in a secure way.

Ahh, for for that take a look at WINS, it will enable you to use \\NAME

regards
Thiago Lima.

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