I have a server running SuSE 8.0 and samba 2.2. I have it configured how I want it in its own subnet (134.84.86.x) but I want it to be accessable from the subnet 160.94.148.x. Ill post my smb.conf file to let you guys take a look at it. Whenever I try to mount a network drive in the 160. subnet it says the path is invalid. Searching on here just gave me an idea to try mounting the drive using the ip address of the server instead fo the server name, so I'll try that later today. It may also just be that there is a firewall between these to subnets that I don't have access to and therefore I'll have to come up with a different solution. heres my smb.conf, any ideas you have would be appreciated.

[global]
netbios name = muskrat
workgroup = Statistics
server string = Samba Server

load printers = yes
printcap name = /etc/printcap

logfile = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
max log size = 50

security = user
encrypt passwords = no
local master = yes
preferred master = yes
os level = 65

hosts allow = 134.84.86. 160.94.148.
remote announce = 160.94.148.255/Statistics
remote browse sync = 160.94.148.255

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = yes
writable = yes

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /tmp
browseable = yes
guest ok = yes
writable = yes
printable = yes

The problem you are having has nothing to do with samba, just networking. You will never be able to communicate with a different subnet unless you have a route to it. You either need to place a static route in your routing table or make your default gateway a router that knows the route to the subnet you need.

Well, i sorta have it figured out. In the 2nd subnet if I mount the directories using the servers ip address instead of its name it works. Would placing the static route in the routing table make it so that I can just call the server by its hostname? If so, how do I modify the routing table? Also, is that the reason that if I go into My network places and try to browse the workgroup it doesn't see the server?

"Would placing the static route in the routing table make it so that I can just call the server by its hostname?"

no, but that is what the hosts file is for.

You can edit the /etc/hosts and put an entry to map a certain IP address to a "friendly" name. However, you would need to change the systems actual name as well. You can do this by editing the file #/etc/sysconfig/network and changing the "HOSTNAME=localhost.localdomain" to "HOSTNAME=new_system_name.your_domain"

However, a DNS server is the "right" way to do this.

You can't see the system in net hood becasue M$ is using net-bios naming conventions. I would gess this is the problem. A better way would be to map a network drive, rather than browsing through net hood.

Add the line wins support = yes to you cmb.conf file.
Restart samba /etc/inet.d/smb restart;
On the windows machines set the wins server to the ip of the linux box.
Then you will resolve netbios names through wins not broadcasts(which are not forwarded accross subnets).
Thats it.

Dear i am facing same problem and i want to allow login users to my samba server from other subnet plzzzhelp me what to do ??? here is my smb.conf i am using redhat 8, smb 3

[global]

# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
workgroup = netdomain

# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
server string = netdomain.mydomain.com

# This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
# connections to machines which are on your local network. The
# following example restricts access to two C class networks and
# the smb.conf man page
; hosts allow = 192.168. 10.10.10.

# if you want to automatically load your printer list rather
# than setting them up individually then you'll need this
; printcap name = /etc/printcap
; load printers = yes

# It should not be necessary to spell out the print system type unless
# yours is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include:
# bsd, sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx
; printing = bsd

# Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to /etc/passwd
# otherwise the user "nobody" is used
; guest account = pcguest

# this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
# that connects
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m

# Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
max log size = 50

# Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See
# security_level.txt for details.
security = user
# Use password server option only with security = server
; password server = <NT-Server-Name>

# Password Level allows matching of _n_ characters of the password for
# all combinations of upper and lower case.
; password level = 8
; username level = 8

# You may wish to use password encryption. Please read
# ENCRYPTION.txt, Win95.txt and WinNT.txt in the Samba documentation.
# Do not enable this option unless you have read those documents
encrypt passwords = yes
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd

# The following are needed to allow password changing from Windows to
# update the Linux system password also.
# NOTE: Use these with 'encrypt passwords' and 'smb passwd file' above.
# NOTE2: You do NOT need these to allow workstations to change only
# the encrypted SMB passwords. They allow the Unix password
# to be kept in sync with the SMB password.
; unix password sync = Yes
; passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
; passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password* %n\n *pass$

# Unix users can map to different SMB User names
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers

# Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
# on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
# of the machine that is connecting
include = /etc/samba/smb.conf.%m

# Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
# See speed.txt and the manual pages for details
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192

# Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
# If you have multiple network interfaces then you must list them
# here. See the man page for details.
; interfaces = 192.168.0.0/24 10.10.10.0/24

# Configure remote browse list synchronisation here
# request announcement to, or browse list sync from:
# a specific host or from / to a whole subnet (see below)
; remote browse sync = 192.168.3.25 192.168.5.255
# Cause this host to announce itself to local subnets here
; remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.2.44

# Browser Control Options:
# set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
# browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
local master = yes

# OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
# elections. The default value should be reasonable
os level = 65

# Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
# allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
# if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
domain master = yes

# Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on startup
# and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election
preferred master = yes

# Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for
# Windows95 workstations.
domain logons = yes

# if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or
# per user logon script
# run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine)
; logon script = %m.bat
# run a specific logon batch file per username
; logon script = %U.bat

# Where to store roving profiles (only for Win95 and WinNT)
# %L substitutes for this servers netbios name, %U is username
# You must uncomment the [Profiles] share below
; logon path = \\192.168.1.8\profiles\%U

# All NetBIOS names must be resolved to IP Addresses
# 'Name Resolve Order' allows the named resolution mechanism to be specified
# the default order is "host lmhosts wins bcast". "host" means use the unix
# system gethostbyname() function call that will use either /etc/hosts OR
# DNS or NIS depending on the settings of /etc/host.config, /etc/nsswitch.conf
# and the /etc/resolv.conf file. "host" therefore is system configuration
# dependant. This parameter is most often of use to prevent DNS lookups
# in order to resolve NetBIOS names to IP Addresses. Use with care!
# The example below excludes use of name resolution for machines that are NOT
# on the local network segment
# - OR - are not deliberately to be known via lmhosts or via WINS.
; name resolve order = DNS host wins lmhosts bcast

# Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
# WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS Server
; wins support = yes

# WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
# Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT both
; wins server = w.x.y.z

# WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
# behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
# at least one WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
; wins proxy = yes

# DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names
# via DNS nslookups. The built-in default for versions 1.9.17 is yes,
# this has been changed in version 1.9.18 to no.
dns proxy = no

# Case Preservation can be handy - system default is _no_
# NOTE: These can be set on a per share basis
; preserve case = no
; short preserve case = no
# Default case is normally upper case for all DOS files
; default case = lower
# Be very careful with case sensitivity - it can break things!
; case sensitive = no

#============================ Share Definitions ==============================
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writable = yes

# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain Logons
;[netlogon]
; comment = Network Logon Service
; path = /home/netlogon
; guest ok = yes
; writable = no
; share modes = no

# Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share
# the default is to use the user's home directory
; [Profiles]
; path = \\192.168.1.8\profiles\%U
; browseable = no
; guest ok = yes

# NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to
# specifically define each individual printer
; [printers]
; comment = All Printers
; path = /var/spool/samba
; browseable = no
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
; guest ok = yes
; writable = no
; printable = yes

# This one is useful for people to share files
;[tmp]
; comment = Temporary file space
; path = /tmp
; read only = no
; public = yes

# A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except for people in
# the "staff" group
;[public]
; comment = Public Stuff
; path = /home/samba
; public = yes
; read only = yes
; write list = @staff

;[sambarpm]
; comment = SambaFiles
; path = /root/sambarpm
; public = yes
; read only = yes
; writeable = no

# Other examples.
#
# A private printer, usable only by fred. Spool data will be placed in fred's
# home directory. Note that fred must have write access to the spool directory,
# wherever it is.
;[fredsprn]
; comment = Fred's Printer
; valid users = fred
; path = /homes/fred
; printer = freds_printer
; public = no
; writable = no
; printable = yes

# A private directory, usable only by fred. Note that fred requires write
# access to the directory.
;[fredsdir]
; comment = Fred's Service
; path = /usr/somewhere/private
; valid users = fred
; public = no
; writable = yes
; printable = no

# a service which has a different directory for each machine that connects
# this allows you to tailor configurations to incoming machines. You could
# also use the %u option to tailor it by user name.
# The %m gets replaced with the machine name that is connecting.
; [pchome]
; comment = PC Directories
; path = /usr/pc/%u
; public = no
; writable = yes

# A publicly accessible directory, read/write to all users. Note that all files
# created in the directory by users will be owned by the default user, so
# any user with access can delete any other user's files. Obviously this
# directory must be writable by the default user. Another user could of course
# be specified, in which case all files would be owned by that user instead.
;[public]
; path = /usr/somewhere/else/public
; public = yes
; only guest = yes
; writable = yes
; printable = no

# The following two entries demonstrate how to share a directory so that two
# users can place files there that will be owned by the specific users. In this
# sticky bit set on it to prevent abuse. Obviously this could be extended to
# as many users as required.
;[myshare]
; comment = Mary's and Fred's stuff
; path = /usr/somewhere/shared
; valid users = mary fred
; public = no
; writable = yes
; printable = no
; create mask = 0765


Please help me and let me know which line i have to set to allow login users from other network / subnet

This is more than just a WINS thing. We need to setup or register with a PDC.

What machine is going to be you PDC?
Is it this Linux machine or and existing windows machine?
What Disto are you using?