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SambaX - Restart Samba automatically when my IP address changes Problem:When my IP address changes, Samba stops responding.Solution:Restart Samba every time my IP address changes.Better Solution:Use configd to restart Samba automatically when my IP address changes.NoteThis worked at one point. I haven't verified this on Panther. Also, since Jaguar, Mac OS X has had support for Samba built in which kind of makes this discussion obsolete. I mostly keep this around for the kicker and configd banter./p>BackgroundI started noticing this problem when I began moving my laptop between networks at home and work. Initially, I would just use the Samba Sharing control panel to stop and then start the smbd and nmbd daemons. Unfortunately this is somewhat cumbersome and really isn't necessary. After a few weeks of poking around on and off, I have found a better solution.DisclaimerThis only works with version SambaX v2.2.2. The newest release from the Xamba project does not work with the method that I am about to describe. However, you can always roll back to the previous version. I assume at this point that you have installed SambaX and SSCT, and that you have at least one working configuration.

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