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I have a Linux server running RHEL 6. I have two Windows servers. All servers are connected directly to the web with an external IP, they are not in a local lan.

What I would like to achieve is to setup the Linux server so that it offers a single share (the whole partition) that can be mounted as network drive within Windows. I don't want to use any 3rd party software to access the linux server because I want to use the linux server as a backup for Bare Metal Restore. In order to do so, I need to be able to access the linux partition from within the Windows Recovery Enviroment where I cannot install any 3rd party software.

The linux server should only be accessible from given IP addresses (e.g. the 2 windows servers).

Does anyone know if the setup I would like to have is possible?

CptEO
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Samba and iptables plus a kind of VPN which would make secure connection for this network filesystem (cifs from Samba). For VPN check IPSEC implementation of strongswan.

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  • Thanks Jiri, but I can't use VPN either from recovery environment – CptEO Oct 22 '13 at 20:04
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    Samba + IPTables can be resonably secure. – Chris S Oct 22 '13 at 20:06
  • Plus you can simply disable the Samba share or samba completely until the need arises to map the drive in Windows PE. But I hope the connection is fast and the bare metal restore isn't crazy huge. How the OP plans on keeping the image up to date is interesting as well. – TheCleaner Oct 22 '13 at 21:04
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Apache + Mod_DAV => Map Network Drive in Windows

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