Topic: SME (e-smith) Server for home use

[dhardy]

red = external ip
green = 192.168.1.1 =>hawking wireless router
orange = 192.168.2.1
the wireless router is setup to give out dhcp in the 192.168.2.1 range.

Either your typing is wrong or your addresses are wrong. If your AP is giving out 192.168.2.x then it should be on orange not green. If its on green it should be passing through dhcp from Smoothwall.

You don't have a 192.168.3.x network listed. If the SME is on Green it should be 192.168.1.x, if its on orange it should be 192.168.2.x

The default gateway should be the smoothwall IP on that subnet - either 192.168.1.1 for the green or 192.168.2.1 for the orange.

I'm presuming that you have got the orange and green interfaces on the Smoothwall connected to DIFFERENT hubs or switches and that the access point is either connected to a hub and the green port or uses a crossover cable and connects directly.

This is all basic networking stuff -   - if you have trouble with smoothwall try m0n0wall from www.m0n0.ch

HTH
David.

[Ness]

Many thanks again using 6.01 and its running great, have got all machines on domain now (except XP home box) and my little m1000 mini-itx seems to be lapping it up!
 

As I think was mentioned above, if you'd like em all on the network with shares and stuff, don't use the Domains setup, use Workgroups instead, I have a mix of XPHOme and XPPro machines and all can se each other and the server's shares by setting all to the same Workgroup name and giving each user a login password pair that is matched by an account on the server. Works well and is very reliable.

Chris

[smallstool]

Have been running as a file server now for a couple of weeks - everythings been great.

I decided to treat myself (and the family) to a domain name.

I signed up to easyDNS service and got a domain name.

Unfortunateley I cant get to see my webpage can anybody help?

Details as follows:

Main ISP Blueyonder cable 1.5Mb service

EasyDNS service domain: Bergsweb.com

SME as serveronly sitting behind Smoothwall Express Firewall with following settings:
Service:  easydns
Hostname:  bergsweb
Domain: bergsweb.com
No Proxy, enabled Wildcards, added easyDNS username & passwords.
I have opened port 80 on smoothwall and can ping www.bergsweb.com ok

Any help would be greatly recieved.

Smallstool

[rod123]

Hi

I can see your smeserver minimal-type web page at www.bergsweb.com no probs.

Rod

[StuC]

I can see it from here.
Could be a dns problem, like your machine does not have the domain as registered local so it asks for an address from the EasyDNS server.
As the result is your external address you wont be able to loopback to the web interface.

try adding the domain to the sme box so it connects locally?

If your browser gets its DNS from outside the local network then you will be trying to go out via the Smoothwall and connect back to port 80 on the smoothwall.
That dont work (I think)
so either use your sme server as a proxy, having added the domain it will serve up the page without accessing the net.
OR
make sure your dns server is the SME box
OR
if you dont want to use the sme for dns/proxy add an entry in your hosts file that has the domain and local address

[smallstool]

Nearly there, thanks for your help - its good to know you can see it - even if I cant!

Settings as follows:

Hostname Visibility Location Local IP Global IP Ethernet address Action
bergserver.bergsweb.com Global Self       Modify  Remove  
bergsweb-server.bergsweb.com Local Self          
ftp.bergsweb.com Local Self       Modify  Remove  
mail.bergsweb.com Local Self       Modify  Remove  
proxy.bergsweb.com Local Self       Modify  Remove  
wpad.bergsweb.com Local Self       Modify  Remove  
www.bergsweb.com Global Self       Modify  Remove

SME box is DNS server (I think) still no joy  

PS how to I turn on HTML for messages in Forum?

[StuC]

Assuming a windows box, run ipconfig/all from the command prompt.
Note the addresses for DNS server, the first one should be your SME box (you should not need any others)

Then check in your web browser that if you use the SME server for a proxy (which makes sense) that it does not use the proxy for "local addresses"

Then two things should happen
1 your dns server replies with your INTERNAL address, not the address the rest of us get outside your network.
2 your browser allows you to connect directly to the local address:80 I.E. the webserver on SME server

As for HTML in post dont know sorry

and for tidyness sake I'd delete the wpad, ftp and bergsweb-server bits unless you need them.
I dont even know what bergsweb-server is.

[djhomeless]

Bergsweb.com is up and active.

My guess is your local PC is not able to resolve a proper DNS server, or your router does not have the proper rules to forward your request.

I have the same problem with my Netgear router. The only way to work around it was to add an entry into my host file (on the client machine).

Geoffrey

[smallstool]

Thanks for your help guys

I had 2 x DNS servers running at 192.168.0.1 & 192.168.0.50

Now appears to be working ok - many thanks.

Will keep ploding away and playing -e email next!

[splunk]

I'm about to order an Epia800 myself to replace my current P3 450mhz SME server.

[MSmith]

I'm arriving a bit late at this party, but if you want a truly huge WAF ("Wife Acceptance Factor") you might consider making a PVR out of that machine; I'm running MythTV on a Shuttle SFF machine with a Hauppauge PVR-250 and a standard universal remote controls it for everyday use; bye-bye, VCR!

[treyh]

I tried the 1.3 version from osticket.com and it's working great now, eventhough it's still in beta form