SambaX

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.

Note
This worked at one point. I havent 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>

Background
I 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 isnt necessary. After a few weeks of poking around on and off, I have found a better solution.

Disclaimer
This 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.