samba - Apr 2003 - Win XP 'Network path was not found' Error when connecting to Samba share

I am running a network with 2 XP boxes and 1 RH8.0 box running Samba 2.2.8a (bin
pkg).  I have also tried Samba 2.2.5 (the included distro ver.) and Samba 3 (not
in depth though).

I have added my WinXP username/passwd to smbpasswd and to the Linux User list. 
I've tried encrypt passwords and have even tried playing with the
'gpedit.msc' in Win XP to turn off encryption to 3rd party SMB servers.

I also looked through other newsgroup listings on this problem and tried
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=windows+xp+network+path+was+not+found+group:linux.samba.*&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&group=linux.samba.*&selm=0fmc3us0pv70mtuclij6p848kh1jmklq50%404ax.com&rnum=3

I ran a log file at log level 2 and it shows literally nothing other than the
start-up information.  It doesn't show a usern/passwd challenge from either
of the two XP boxes trying to connect to the share.
>From the Windows view, I can see the Samba Share in the WORKGROUP (also
named workgroup) but get the network error when I try to drill down it.  The
network error is also given when I try to manually put in the UNC or IP of the
Samba share.
fyi: The RH8.0 linux box is on the network and is pingable from the XP boxes. 
It also uses my DSL Router just fine (I'm typing this e-mail from that
server in fact).

I'm under the impression it's got to be a WinXP setting I'm missing
or a IPTABLES settings that's messed up (doubtfull on that one).

smb.conf
--------------------------
[global]
netbios name = SambaServe
workgroup = WORKGROUP
wins support = yes
security = user
character set = ISO8859-15
client code page = 850
encrypt passwords = no
# gpedit.msc is set to send non-encrypted password to 3rd 
# party SMB servers
local master = yes
preferred master = yes
os level = 65
log file = /etc/samba/troubleshoot.log
log level = 2

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
path = /home
read only = no
create mask = 0640
directory mask = 0750
browseable = no

[test]
comment = Testing only
path = /pub
create mask = 0700
read only = no
guest only = yes

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Thank you for your time, and any help is greatly appreciated.

-Jason


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I had an issue where my Windows Network Neighborhood could see (browse) files
and printers connected to linux (redhat 8 and 9) systems, but could not connect
or print. I could connect from linux to windows but not from windows to linux.

I solved this by disabling iptables

If you are having this problem, see if the following fixes the problem:
# service iptables stop

If so, you probably have [perhaps accidentally] unknowingly created a firewall
by installing with some form of security enabled.

You may want to disable the linux firewall by disabling the iptables service.

This corrected my sharing problems (which I spent DAYS troubleshooting on and
off).

For whatever reason the default /etc/samba/smb.conf did not work for me and
from various reading, I  changed my [printers] section to the following, which
got me up and running (printing from Windows to linux printer):
[printers]
	comment = All Printers
	path = /var/spool/samba
	browseable = no
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
	public = yes

# jht added the following 7 lines from various reading
	guest ok = yes
	writeable = yes
	read only = no
	printable = yes
	print command = lpr /var/spool/samba/ -o raw %s;rm %s -r
	lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq    -P%p %s
	lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm   -P%p %j

also ADDED the following to [global]
# jht from redhat.com to correct issue when windows admin is user, add to
[GLOBAL]
	use client driver = yes


Good luck,
jtmoderate876


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