Topic: Can't see computers outside SME Server

[Jeffrey Fauver]

HELP!?!
  Here's my setup/problem...

SETUP:
  Box#1 (win98se holding connection for DirecWay Satellite Internet/ 192.168.0.1) goes into Box#2 (SME Server v5.1.2 configured as gateway/Server/ 192.168.0.2) then out of Box#2 & into hub, then out to LAN.(192.168.0.10 - 192.168.0.253)

PROBLEM:
  I can't "see" or make contact with Box#1 from inside the LAN. I usually control Box#1 VIA PCAnywhere. (saves on extra monitor/keyboard/mouse) But now, since the addition of Box#2, I have no way of contacting Box#1.
 
  How do I configure SME Server to allow access to Box#1 from inside the LAN?

Thank you,
Jeffrey Fauver

[bob]

What is the IP on the internal interface of the SME?

Your best bet is to change the network on the change the "inside" network behind the SME server.

i.e. 192.168.1.x for the internal network.

Hope this helps.

Bob

[chris meredith]

VPN into the SME box, or forward the PCAnywhere port to the Win98 box..

[leon]

The proper configuration requires that you come out of your internet connection and connect to the SME server's external NIC. This provides the connection to the internet.  The second nic card is for your local area lan.  Theoretically, one card is separated from the other via SME firewall.  Thus, the ethernet cable from the local area lan nic goes to the uplink socket on your hub.  It appears however, that you are running your internet modem as a node when it should in fact just be a connection to the firewall/gateway node. You may have to adjust firewall settings to connect to the web interface of the satellite modem.
In any event, you have to configure the SME server to allow private access to boxes on your private lan.

[Duncan]

Looking at your address settings it seems that your external interfaces are on the same subnet as your internal machines. Try changing the externals to a network range of something like 192.168.1.x with the same mask and see what happens.

You most likely cant ping or trace the external machines because the clients wouldnt be looking for the gateway (SME) to route the traffic.

Regards Duncan

[Jeffrey Fauver]

Thank you for all of your responses. turns out it was a simple fix. (thanks Bob) I had to change the subnet of the external machine. I still have one issue that I can't seem to work out...
  Even though the external machine is configured to be in the same workgroup (all of the machines are Win98se) it doesn't appear on the internal Network Neighborhood. The External machine is on 192.168.0.x and the internal machines are at 192.168.1.x. Any ideas?
Thanks again for all of your time.
Jeffrey Fauver

[bob]

Jeffrey,

Network Neighborhood uses Netbios which is a local network broadcast. You can probably see the PC's on the internal network but not the external network. The Netbios broadcast does not go across the firewall (SME). There are several solutions. You can use a WINS server but that is probably overkill for a Windows 98 server. You can use a LMHOST file with the IP address and host name in it. It should be in your TCP/IP settings(I haven't played with Win9X machines in a while. The other slolution is to try and connect to the machine by IP address.
i.e. \192.168.0.x\Sharename for file sharing.

Hope this helps.

Bob

[Jeffrey Fauver]

Bob,
  I don't know why I didn't think of this..."192.168.0.x\Sharename"... Too easy!
Thank you!
Jeffrey