[TriLUG] XP and Samba

[Roy Vestal]

Just be careful. If you have a wins server do not use wins service on
the linux box.  Big no-no (speaking from experience!)

On Sat, 2004-02-21 at 13:54, Turnpike Man wrote:
> http://www.turnpike420.net/linux2/Samba.txt
> 
> This is what I've done using the default SMB installation in RH distros.  Works
> great from 98, 2000 and XP, I've never cared to try 95, ME or NT4, though I'm
> sure they work fine as well.  In 95/98/ME, you must login to the machine,
> although we all know that really doesn't mean anything, however, it does cache
> the authentication so when you map the drive, you are automatically connected. 
> This of course presumes you use same username/pwd on both sides, smb server and
> client side.
> 
> hth,
> David M.
> 
> 
> --- hsc-linux at nc.rr.com wrote:
> > I have googled this and come up with tons of "stuff", none of it 
> > completely clear or concise. I am trying to connect a XP Pro box to a 
> > Samba file share using "user" level security. The Samba server is not a 
> > domain controller. All I need it to do is serve up this share so that
> > the 
> > XP box can read and write to it. I can see the samba box from the XP 
> > station but when I click on it I get an error.
> > 
> > Could someone point me to a link where these challenges specific to XP 
> > have been documented? Also, some example smb.conf files would also be 
> > helpful. Thanks for all the help.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Hugh
> > 
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