Ok, I have not been able to get samba working correctly. Yesterday, for the first time, I was able to get a list of all computers on the network, but i forgot how. Here is a common error. ))))))))))))))))) [thyle@ADELICIA thyle]$ smbclient -L jarhead Added interface ip=206.23.240.80 bcast=206.23.240.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 read socket failed. ERRNO=Connection refused read socket failed. ERRNO=Connection refused read socket failed. ERRNO=Connection refused Got a positive name query response from 206.23.240.238 ( 206.23.240.238 ) Server time is Sun May 3 14:26:46 1998 Timezone is UTC-5.0 security=share Server=[JARHEAD] User=[] Workgroup=[BELMONT] Domain=[BELMONT] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- IPC$ IPC Remote Inter Process Communication SAVEFOLDER Disk NOTE: There were share names longer than 8 chars. On older clients these may not be accessible or may give browsing errors _________ [thyle@ADELICIA thyle]$ su root Password: [root@ADELICIA thyle]# smbmount //BELMONT/JARHEAD /a Password: my hostname name too long as a netbios name: ADELICIA.BELMONT.EDU use option -c client_name [root@ADELICIA thyle]# smbmount //BELMONT/JARHEAD /a -n -c LASTBARD mount error: Invalid argument Please look at smbmount's manual page for possible reasons __ why does it say my hostname, for one, instead of netbios name? and why wont it let me mount? it does this for all shares. _________ [root@ADELICIA thyle]# smbclient -L lastbard Added interface ip=206.23.240.80 bcast=206.23.240.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 read socket failed. ERRNO=Connection refused read socket failed. ERRNO=Connection refused read socket failed. ERRNO=Connection refused Got a positive name query response from 206.23.240.80 ( 206.23.240.80 ) Server time is Sun May 3 14:27:42 1998 Timezone is UTC-5.0 Domain=[BELMONT] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 1.9.18p4] security=share SMBtconX failed. ERRSRV - ERRbadpw (Bad password - name/password pair in a Tree Connect or Session Setup are invalid.) Perhaps you are using the wrong sharename, username or password? Some servers insist that these be in uppercase ____ I am lastbard, why does it say that? And here is my smb.conf _______ # KDE Config File ;======================= Global Settings ====================================[global] ; OS Level gives Samba the power to rule the roost. Windows NT=32 socket options=TCP_NODELAY lock directory=/var/lock/samba ;null passwords=yes ; printing=bsd ; include=/etc/smb.conf.%m log file=/var/log/samba-log.%m ; fake oplocks=yes ; case sensitive=yes ; os level=33 ; load printers=yes wins server=198.146.88.12 hosts allow=206.23. ; domain master=yes ; socket address=aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd ; logon script=%u.bat ; logon script=%m.bat ; volume=used to emulate a CDRom label (can be set on a per share basis) ; domain logons=yes ; printing=BSD or SYSV or AIX, etc. server string = David Cougle's Linux Box local master = no os level = 1 domain master = no ;============================ Share Declarations =============================strict locking=yes guest account=nobody preserve case=yes ;wins support=yes workgroup=BELMONT security=SHARE interfaces=eth0 max log size=50 ; keep alive=60 short preserve case=yes load printers=no ; printcap name=/etc/printcap ; volume=RedHat4 lm announce=yes netbios name=LASTBARD [mystuff] comment = Free Stuff path = /share public = yes writable = no printable = no guest account = nobody _______________ any help would be appreciated:) -- http://www.geocities.com/vienna/1628 lastbard on AOL instant messanger "We will not be the alternative, we will set the trend"