Topic: Adding local networks ???

[paulfoel]

Its appears that none of the facilities of the server are available to users whihc are not on the local netwrok.

For instance, I've found that remote users who VPN in to our network can't conenct to shared directories. (Because their network address is not local ?)

How can I configure the server so that ANY network has access to the server ? Will 0.0.0.0 work?

[Mumm-Ra]

I don't think that you really would want to open your server up to access from any network, which is what adding a 0.0.0.0 network would allow.
All you need to do to allow your VPN user's access is to add their networks into the 'Local Networks' page in the server-manager
The following page will show you where it is (even though this is a screenshot from the beta 6.01 release, it is the same)
http://no.longer.valid/xoopsgallery/view_photo.php?xoops_imageid=126&set_albumName=sme601&id=localnet
You say on a revios post that your Local network is 192.168.2.xxx with subnet of 255.255.255.0
say, for example that your VPN users connect with a 192.168.3.xxx with a subnet of 255.255.255.0 all you need to do is add 192.168.3.0 with the above subnet and the address of the router which joins the networks.
This should then allow your VPN users to access the shares, but this also allows them access to the server-manager if they happen to know the admin password.

[Anonymous]

Trouble is the remote users are users working from home using a home-ADSL connection. As such, they're IP address is allocated by their ISP.

VPN access into our network is already restricted by the user logging into the VPN.

I've tried 0.0.0.0 and it seems to work OK.

[duncan]

>For instance, I've found that remote users who VPN in to our network can't conenct to shared directories.

Should be able to - I can browse both the Server and workstations across a VPN by using IP addresses.

>(Because their network address is not local ?)

The network address is local - it is handed out from the dhcp range. I am not sure what happens if you specifically turn of local dhcp services though.

>Trouble is the remote users are users working from home using a home-ADSL connection. As such, they're IP >address is allocated by their ISP.

Which does not apply when talking VPNs

>I've tried 0.0.0.0 and it seems to work OK.

Bad move

Regards Duncan

[Mumm-Ra]

Wouldn't adding a local network of 0.0.0.0 open up a server as a potential mail relay?