Hi, Since the fast track to replacing my NT domain controller didn't work out too well I'm starting with the basics. Right now I have the drafting office setup going from chapter two of the Samba 3 By Example book. My smb.conf is as follows: #########################3################### [global] workgroup = MIDEARTH security = SHARE [Plans] path = /plans read only = Yes guest ok = Yes ############################################## This seems to work fine, but I do have a few concerns. First of all, when I go to the network neighborhood on my client xp machine I see nothing there. I can of course get to the samba share by typing in "\\samba\plans" at the run prompt, or by selecting "browse this workgroup" or something like that from within network neighborhood. But shouldn't something show up right off the bat within network neighborhood? Also, the book recommends running smbclient to validate your setup. Here's what I get: ########################################################### root@samba ~]# smbclient -L localhost -U% Domain=[MIDEARTH] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.23c-1.fc5] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- Plans Disk IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba 3.0.23c-1.fc5) Domain=[MIDEARTH] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.23c-1.fc5] Server Comment --------- ------- SAMBA Samba 3.0.23c-1.fc5 XP Workgroup Master --------- ------- MIDEARTH SAMBA ############################################################ However, according to the book it should look something along the lines of this: ############################################################# root@samba ~]# smbclient -L localhost -U% Domain=[MIDEARTH] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.23c-1.fc5] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- Plans Disk IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba 3.0.23c-1.fc5) ADMIN$ IPC IPC Service (Samba 3.0.23c-1.fc5) Server Comment --------- ------- SAMBA Samba 3.0.23c-1.fc5 XP Workgroup Master --------- ------- MIDEARTH SAMBA ############################################################# So the thing that concerns me at this point is the missing ADMIN$ share. Is that something to worry about? And if so, what might my problem be at this point? Thanks in advance, Glen