If you're on a cable modem most likely you should get your IP via DHCP. Now the real question...is samba running? Is it sharing anything? Is it properly configured? (Is it in the same workgroup as the windows machines?) What linux dist are you working with angain? Accessing the windows machines: mount -t smbfs -o username=foo,password=bar,netbiosname=hostname,ip=ip-of-windows-machine,workgroup=workgroup //windowsbox/share /mnt/point Of more completely: This command is designed to be run from within /bin/mount by giving the option '-t smbfs'. For example: mount -t smbfs -o username=tridge,password=foobar //fjall/test /data/test Options: username=<arg> SMB username password=<arg> SMB password netbiosname=<arg> source NetBIOS name uid=<arg> mount uid or username gid=<arg> mount gid or groupname port=<arg> remote SMB port number fmask=<arg> file umask dmask=<arg> directory umask debug=<arg> debug level ip=<arg> destination host or IP address workgroup=<arg> workgroup on destination sockopt=<arg> TCP socket options scope=<arg> NetBIOS scope guest don't prompt for a password ro mount read-only rw mount read-write Not so sure about printing...never had a reason to print to a printer shared by a windows box, always printed to the printer shared by the linux box. -- \\\|/// \\ - - // ( @ @ ) ----oOOo--(_)-oOOo-------------------------------------------- Andy Zbikowski, Sys Admin | (WEB) http://www.ltiflex.com LTI Flexible Products, Inc. | (PH) 763-428-9119 (EX) 132 21801 Industrial Blvd | (FX) 763-428-9126 Rogers, MN 55374 | (PCS) 612-306-6055 ---------------Ooooo------------------------------------------ ( ) ooooO ) / ( ) (_/ \ ( \_) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org