On my Windows computer (XP SP2) i've got VMware Server installed.
A few days ago, I reinstalled my Debian client (webserver, no GUI) but I used Etch instead of Sarge.
Normally I use the bridged network mode, but Debian Etch seems to have problems with it. It takes a few manual tries to get an IP from the DHCP server and sometimes it doesn't work at all.
So I decided to try the NAT network mode. This works fine and I was able to forward all ports I need. Until I setup Samba and tried to forward the necessary ports (135, 137, 138, 139 and 445).
When I add port 135, the NAT service stops. I still have inbound traffic though (can still reach my website or login using ssh), but all outbound traffic is gone.
After a few searches I learned this occurs because these ports are already used on the host NIC, which might be the problem since I use file sharing on my host.
This would mean I can't use NAT to contact the Samba server on the client, but that sounds weird and not logical.
I figured there should be a solution for this, but I can't find it.
Could anyone tell me how to get to my Samba shares without disabling the NAT service/outgoing traffic?
If anyone can tell how I get Debian Etch to use the bridged mode I'm also happy (but still curious how to do this with NAT).
Regards,
René