Hi You, Imagine one single Linux box in the middle of 600 NT&95's, but unable to share it's resourses... I'm running the following -> Samba release 1.9.17p4. My 'smb.conf' is as follows: ++++++++++++++---------------++++++++++++++ [global] workgroup = CBC domain controller = CBC_EX comment = CBC NT Domain Server volume = RedHat5 ; printing = bsd ; printcap name = /etc/printcap ; load printers = yes guest account = guest guest ok = yes log file = /usr/local/samba/log.smb max log size = 50 debug level = 3 getwd cache = yes read prediction = yes ; socket options = TCP_NODELAYS ; max log size = 50 ; case sensitive = yes short preserve case = yes preserve case = yes lock directory = /var/lock/samba locking = yes strict locking = yes fake oplocks = yes share modes = yes security = user password server = <CBC_FS> password level = 2 ; include = /etc/smb.conf.%m ; socket options = TCP_NODELAY ; socket address = aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd ; keepalive = 30 dead time = 15 ; os level = 65 browseable = yes config file = /usr/local/samba/smb.conf status = yes domain master = no preferred master = no dns proxy = no ; local master = yes ; domain controller = <CBC_EX> ; domain logons = yes announce as = NT hosts allow = 10.100. except 10.100.169.249 max connections = 10 ; dns proxy = yes ; wins proxy = yes auto services = homes default service = homes ;============================ Share Declarations =============================[homes] comment = Home Directories path = /home browseable = yes writeable = yes read only = no preserve case = yes short preserve case = yes create mode = 0750 ; create mask = 0755 ; case sensitive = no guest ok = yes locking = no ; read only = yes [public] comment = Public Staff path = /home/public public = yes writable = yes printable = no write list = @users [Big CD] comment = Public Stuff path = /mnt/cdrom public = yes writable = no printable = no max connections = 10 write list = @users ++++++++++++++---------------++++++++++++++ The daemons 'smbd'&'nmbd' are starting ... 'cause they show up in 'top'... The 'hostname' of the Linux box in disscution is: 'Linux'. The IP is '10.100.82.90'. I did performed the steps shown in the file named '/usr/doc/samba1.9.17p4/DIAGNOSIS.txt... but I got stoped by something at the 3-rd STEP with the following error message: ++++++++++++++---------------++++++++++++++ ... ... ... Get_Hostbyname: Unknown host LINUX. ++++++++++++++---------------++++++++++++++ The choosen name 'Linux' it doesn't represent a problem because before that I've tried lot's of others... Other network calls work perfect -> mail, telnet, ftp. Please help, Bogdan.