Topic: How do i authendicate users from different local networks from a SME 7.0 server

[smraise]

Hi Dear's

i am new in SME family. I have couple of question as listed below:

I want to setup the server for only users authentication and do not want any more services from it.

to do this i want:

1. I have three local networks running 192.168.16.x /24 192.168.0.x/24 192.168.200.x/24
    I want that all of the users of that networks can join the sme-domain which is on 200.x network.
    I have windows 2000 business server on 16.x which is providing DNS, WINS and DHCP services.
    I have FTP and Email Servers on the same network as well.

The problem is i am able to ping and resolve the name using nslookup for domain but the SME server only allow me to join the domain when i am on the same network. if a user from 16.x or from 0.x is trying to join the domain which is on 200.x network. it refuse the connection and say the domain is unavailable. I have checked that there is no traffic is blocked through my firewall as i configured all the traffic from local networks to local networks are trusted.

2. As i have a WINS and Email servers on my 16.x network so i want to disable my SME server WINS service and email service as well. but the default files are overwritten automatically whenever i restart the server machine, any light on the issue please.

3. i am currently using windows 2000 storage server for my data storage. i am using currently netlogon.bat script to map the share resources to the users. but the problem is the netlogon and home drive path is also appears as share resources, but i don't want any body can store the data on server as its only i want to use for authentication purpose. Furthermore is it possible that the netlogon.bat will execute automatically from a network share location after a new user log on to a machine at first time as i used %USERNAME% so it will be same for everyone.

One thing to mentioned i add all the three networks in the Local Networks section

waiting for you kind reply ASAP...

Thanks

[besterl]

I assume the users on the 0.x and 200.x network have static IP's?

If that is the case - make sure you DNS and WINS point to the SME server

Let's say your SME is 192.168.16.254 - Then your workstations must have that address as the primary WINS Server

If you have other devices providing DHCP on these networks, make sure the DNS / WINS options are set appropriately, alternatively - manually specify these addresses

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[besterl]

In previous versions you could specify if there was an external WINS Server, but I did not see it in version 7.3 - I assume you are running 7.3?

[smraise]

yes you are right its SME 7.3 version. I gives you a bit more detail. my SME server is on 200.x networks wheres the wins and windows DNS email and file servers are on 16.x networks. all of the 16.x networks is using DHCP from 16.10 server. this is also provide rest of the services. when i am trying to connect any of the system from 16.x network to 200.x network where my server is, it says unable to find out the domain name. if its a netbios name make sure NEtbios over TCP/ip is enable or check the DNS SRV records.

if i move my server to the same network 16.x it allows me to connect the users and machines of that network, but now the machines and users from 200.x faces the same problem. As on 200.x all the machines are workstation base and no one running the other services.

[besterl]

The reason for your problem is that there is no way for your pc's to know where the domain is located.

Do a test by manually specifying IP addresses / wins servers for a machine on 0.x network.  Make that the 7.3 server's address.

Secondly - if you log in on the Linux server as admin - did you specify the Windows server as the main DNS server?