On Fri, May 25, 2001 at 09:59:56PM -0500, Scott Miller wrote: > Okay here we go > > smb.conf (I'm just using something simple till I get this working) > ------------ > [global] > workgroup = MYGROUP > server string = Samba Server > printcap name = /etc/printcap > load printers = yes > printing = lprng > log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log > max log size = 0 > security = USER > ssl CA certFile = /usr/share/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt I haven't seen this ^^^^^ before. > dns proxy = no > > [homes] > comment = Home Directories > browseable = no > writable = yes > > [printers] > comment = All Printers > path = /var/spool/samba > browseable = no > guest ok = no > printable = yes > ------------------------ > > Samba version: 2.0.7-36 > Linux distro: Red Hat 7.1 > kernel: 2.4.2-2 > Windows version: Win98 SE (no additional patches) > no smbpasswd, instead using plaintextpassword setup in Win registry > > ifconfig output: > ---------------- > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:01:02:2D:0B:81 > inet addr:10.0.0.2 Bcast:10.0.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:950 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:320 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:3 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 > Interrupt:10 Base address:0xd800 > ---------------- > winipcfg output (from one machine): > --------------- > IP: 10.0.0.4 > Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 > Default Gateway: 10.0.0.1 > I have the workgroup set up as MYGROUP > --------------- > > The error I get from windows when I try to access my Linux box is: > > //Localhost is not accessible Windows likes \\ not // And I presume the Linux machine have a name that you put on Windows in $WINDOWSDIR\system32\etc\hosts > > The blah blah blah...cannot be found...blah blah. Can you ping it by name? florin -- "you have moved your mouse, please reboot to make this change take effect"