[LBo] Samba using DHCP

[Brian Reichert]

* Anita Lewis <A.Lewis at linuxbasics.org> [2006-07-13 21:07:51-0400]
> Thanks, Brian.
> 
> I'm not setting up a DHCP server.  There is a Wins down the hall where 
> we get our IP addresses on our Windows machines.  I want to know if I 
> can still get my IP addresses from there, but have a working Samba in 
> order to access shares from a Linux box.  And most importantly is that I 
> will be able to access shares on the Linux box from a Windows machine on 
> the network and be able to print to the printer attached to the Linux 
> machine from the Windows machine. 
> 
> We have the mail server and Wins down the hall under other control.  We 
> have 3 computers in my set of offices--two are Win98 and one is XP.  The 
> printer is currently on a Win98 machine and I want to make that machine 
> Linux.  I need to be able to access a couple of shares on it and also 
> the printer.  Later I want to put MySQL on it as well.  The only reason 
> I want to make the change is that Win98 is no longer supported and I 
> don't want that machine to become vulnerable.  I did have it as a Linux 
> machine before and had a static IP address, but I was often running into 
> trouble when people were given that IP address for one reason or 
> another.  It would just be better if I could get the IP address like 
> everyone else through dhcp.
> 
> I think the DHCP reservation that you speak of is what I was getting a 
> few years ago. 
> 

Now I'm confused.  WINS doesn't give out IP addresses.  It's Microsoft's failed
attempt at a DNS replacement.  So, typically a windows box will, if configured,
on boot up register it's IP with a WINS server.  As was already said, Samba can
do this to.  I've never done it preferring to just use DNS.

Anyway, I'm going to assume DHCP is running on the Windows box down the hall
where you have been getting your IP from.

So, to be clear, You have a DHCP/WINS server (No DNS) available down the hall
that is out of your control.  You have a Win98 box on which you want to share a
printer and files on.  And you want your other Windows clients to be able to
access the samba shares and printer.  Correct me if I'm wrong on any of this.

I don't see any reason why you  couldn't get your IP address from the server
down the hall.  One easy way is the DHCP reservation I mentioned already.  But,
if you don't want to do that, or the admin of the DHCP server wont do it for
you then you can setup Samba to use a WINS server which should then allow name
resolution for your windows clients even if the IP address of the Samba server
changes.  This is all in theory, I never did this setup before so I don't know
how well it works in real life.

Hopefully I got your situation in my head correctly.  Let me know if I'm off
base.

-- 
Brian Reichert
http://rignesnet.tzo.com

"Of course power tools and alcohol don't mix.  Everyone knows power
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