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In article <UL8z4.2$MJ4.27@bunson.tor.sfl.net>,
	"dogger" <who@where.com> writes:
> i have been trying for weeks now to get my linux box to run the samba server
> and communicate with my windows machines and vice versa,  i can ping all the
> machines from one another,
> 
> lets assume the configuration is as follows:
> machine1: Linux box: ip: 192.168.0.3 name: Linux_box
> machine2: windows95: ip:192.168.0.2 name wkstn1
> machine3: windows95: ip: 192.168.0.1 name wkstn2
> 
> i am in need of the correct configuration of the samba configuration files
> and  any other files that need to be modified.

Please post information about what's going wrong. For instance, does the
Linux box not show up in Network Neighborhood, or does it show up but you
can't access shares? Are you sure Samba is running (what do you get when
you type "ps ax | grep mbd")? There are many possible causes of problems,
and without more details, it's impossible to help. It's also impossible
to give you a complete and accurate smb.conf file, as you requested,
because we don't know critical information, such as what your Windows
workgroup name is, what directories you want to share, etc.

One common source of problems is an incorrect workgroup name specified in
smb.conf. Be sure this is set correctly. Also, different versions of Win95
took different approaches to security. You may or may not need to set the
"encrypt passwords = Yes" option in smb.conf and create an appropriate
smbpasswd file.

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Rod Smith, rodsmith@rodsbooks.com
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