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If your Server uses multiple network interfaces, you can configure Samba to bind to specific interfaces only. For example, if Samba is installed on a router with one network interface connected to the internet and one to the internal network.
To bind all Samba services to the "eth0" and the "loopback" (lo) device:
- Add the following parameters to the [global] section of your "smb.conf" file:
bind interfaces only = yes interfaces = lo eth0
- The "interfaces" parameter enables you to use alternative values, such as IP addresses instead of device names. For further details, see the "smb.conf" (5) man page.
- Note that you should always enable Samba to listen on the loopback (lo) devices. Several utilities connect to the loopback IP if no host name is provided.
- Restart the Samba service(s).