Dear Samba users, I have just set up a home network consisting of two XP computers and a linux box running FC4. The linux box is currently acting as my webserver. The whole network lies behind a router (belkin) with a hardware firewall and each of the computers are running software firewalls. OK all is well and everything works. I wish to use my XP pc to edit files on the linux webserver, so i figured that samba was the right option. I have it set up and can access my files on the webserver. I am just concerned about security. On the XP machines we do not use a password to login so I have had to set the samba password to no characters in order to access the samba share. Since the only machines on the local network are trustworthy (ie I control them and only me and my wife have direct console access) IS THIS A SAFE SITUATION, can anyone get to my samba share from outside the local network? I have restricted access to the IP addresses of my two loacl machines on a 192.168.2. type network. The only two ports that are specifically open to my linux box from the outside world are 80 for the webserver and 22 for ssh access. Any ideas suggestions are appreciated. Can I use a password to access my samba share without having to use a password in windows??? Thanks Martyn