Pardon me for resending the message, I am not sure whether the original message was posted at all. Mapping Samba shares from this particular server is either getting slow or rarely getting denied. Occasional error messages in log.smbd [2005/07/24 08:40:39, 1] auth/auth_server.c:(363) password server PASS_SERVER rejected the password I have configured a virtual server here, not using the real host name. ( Physical : 192.168.9.110; virtual: 192.168.9.115) *smb.conf* # Global parameters [global] workgroup = virtual_s.biz netbios name = virtual_s server string = virtual_s interfaces = 192.168.9.115/255.255.255.0 bind interfaces only = Yes security = SERVER password server = pass_server username map = /export/apps/samba/lib/username.map max log size = 50000 name resolve order = host deadtime = 30 max open files = 5000 socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 load printers = No show add printer wizard = No lm announce = No preferred master = No domain master = No browse list = No enhanced browsing = No dns proxy = No kernel oplocks = No invalid users = root, bin, daemon, sys, adm, uucp, lp, nuucp, www, sysadm create mask = 0644 directory mask = 0755 dont descend = /dev,/etc,/sbin,/var,/bin,/kernel,/platform Here is the error message from log.nmbd on the *password server* [2005/07/24 11:55:55, 1] nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:(328) process_node_status_request: status request for name PASS_SERVER.BIZ<1c> from IP 192.168.9.110 on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET - name not found. Client: Windows XP Unix: Solaris 8 If anyone can help, I would be much appreciative. Regards, John.