Hi, findsmb doesnt list the only xp machine in the network... smbclient -NL 192.168.10.10 shows: Anonymous login successful Domain=[ARBEITSGRUPPE] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- Error returning browse list: NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED session request to 192.168.10.10 failed (Called name not present) session request to 192 failed (Called name not present) Anonymous login successful Domain=[ARBEITSGRUPPE] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager] Server Comment --------- ------- TEST Workgroup Master --------- ------- ARBEITSGRUPPE TEST HEAVY_METAL FILESERVER i can play music from the samba server on the xp machine...but why isnt the machine listed by findsmb? regards julius