WinNT & Samba/Linux (on RedHat 5.2) are now quite happy to chat provided that the Samba Server isn't expected to allow the NTBox to write anything. That is: r works, rw doesn't. I followed the DIAGNOSIS txt file for SAMBA, and everything is fine except for TEST 10. I tried setting the security level to SERVER and pointing it at the NT box with no joy. The thing is, I can't even SEE the server on the network, although I can ping it's IP addy, dns doesn't seem to be doing hostname resolution. I can see the NT box in the workgroup though: FYI: Samba 2.0.4b on RedHat 5.2 WinNT 4.0 SP3 on 10Mbps TP Ethernet Lan. Help! Moksy aka David Waldock