Re: URGENT- Samba- I need help

Graham::
I have on the linux box an "andrea" account and the same with smbpasswd
Benn::
the message an win box andrea is:

\\localhost is not accessible. you might not have permission to use 
this resource. contact the administrator etc.
you where not connected because a duplicate name exist on the network 
etc.....




On Mar 10, 2004, at 4:46 PM, Graham Brown wrote:

> Matteo,
>
> I forgot to add - have you added the XP users as users on the linux 
> box and then added them as users in the Samba server?
>
> Same usernames and same passwords.  We use fixed IP addresses not sure 
> how it works with DHCP :-)
>
>
>
> At 04:02 PM 10/03/2004 +0800, you wrote:
>> Dear Penguins,
>>
>> this is my problem:
>>
>> I have installed a Mandrake Box to be used as File an Printer Server 
>> in my office.
>>
>> Samba is up and seems to be configured properly ( I used the  
>> mandrake tool).
>>
>> From my mac I can use the samba server where I have a private folder 
>> and a shared one. I can use also the printers connected to the server
>>
>> the other two winxp boxes have a problem.
>>
>> when I open the network neighborhood and see the workgroup computers 
>> I can see the samba server but than I cant connect to it ? I don't 
>> know how to solve this problem.
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Matteo
>>
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