Hi I am new the Samba................... I would like to connect my Linux box (Powerc) to my windows box (MEGAN). Here is my smbclient root@Powerc:~# smbclient -L localhost -U% Domain=[SYMS] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.22] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- ADMIN$ IPC IPC Service (Powerc server (Samba, Ubuntu)) IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Powerc server (Samba, Ubuntu)) symsr1 Disk print$ Disk Printer Drivers FS-1000+ Printer Laserjet Domain=[SYMS] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.22] Server Comment --------- ------- MEGAN POWERC Powerc server (Samba, Ubuntu) Workgroup Master --------- ------- SYMS POWERC root@Powerc:~# I have nmbd and smbd running root@Powerc:~# testparm /etc/samba/smb.conf Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf Processing section "[printers]" Processing section "[print$]" Processing section "[symsr1]" Loaded services file OK. WARNING: passdb expand explicit = yes is deprecated Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions [global] workgroup = SYMS server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu) obey pam restrictions = Yes passdb backend = tdbsam passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* . syslog = 0 log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m max log size = 1000 dns proxy = No preload = symsr1 panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d path = /home/symsr1 invalid users = root [printers] comment = All Printers path = /tmp create mask = 0700 printable = Yes browseable = No [print$] comment = Printer Drivers path = /var/lib/samba/printers [symsr1] read only = No guest ok = Yes root@Powerc:~# But the problem is the don't see each other in Window XP I try and map M:\\Powerc\home to no avail. Please help me.............. Robert ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/