VPN nightmare!

[LeperousDust]

Right following on from this thread, i'm somehow having strange troubles. I have the VPN set up right, i'm connected now, but it seems in the day (when other people use the network) everything halts. I can't log on to the VPN. Any help/clues as to why this would happen? I'm stuck and i really would like this to work makes my life so much easier!

[Stelly]

have you sorted this out mate? I might be able to help

Stelly

[LeperousDust]

Nope Would be great, i'm just avoiding it at present! The settings work within the university wireless internet provided by them (but separate to the VPN) too. I couldn't log on last night though even though i knew no other PC's where connected to the internet or even turned on.

Any help greatly appriciated!

[LeperousDust]

Sharing folders is a little trickier than windows, since i've got to add my windows username and password too. I found this works:

for password protected shares, you will have to add both the ubuntu username, and the username for the computer you want to connect with. (password protected shares in windows work the same way).

to add yourself as a samba user:
Code:
sudo smbpasswd -L -a ubuntu_username
sudo smbpasswd -L -e ubuntu_username
to add your remote computer as a samba user:
Code:
sudo useradd -s /bin/true windows_user
sudo smbpasswd -L -a windows_user
sudo smbpasswd -L -e windows_user

*where "ubuntu_username" and "windows_user" need to be replaced with your actual usernames for the respective machines.

but I can't install the printer (major reason we need this PC) the printer isn't in the database, its an PiXMA iP1500, and i can't find a "PPD" file anywhere so far, checked the canon website just in case, they've got stuff for SuSE but nothing else. Am i bummed? I want *decent* printer support...

[Dr. Z]

Wrong thread?

[LeperousDust]

Huzzah it would seem