Sorry I found the problem in looking at my log file: ERROR: both 'wins support = true' and 'wins server = <server>' cannot be set in the smb.conf file. nmbd aborting. I left "wins support = yes" and took out wins server and it solved the problem. -- ===================================================================, @ _{)_ ,Gaetan Boudreau, ing/P.Eng. \/( )\/\/\ /\/ Administrateur de reseau/Network Administrator /=\ /==\ IRCM (Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal/ /___\ |/\| Clinical Research Institute of Montreal) _/ \_ \# _# tel: 514-987-5563 fax: 514-987-5644 Internet E-Mail: Gaetan_Boudreau@IRCM.UMontreal.CA Internet Web Site: http://www.ircm.umontreal.ca