> With the help of Red Hat Linux 8 Bible, I think I have SAMBA working on the > Linux box. I can see MyGroup on the Win XP box in Network Places. If I > select Mygroup, I get Samba Server (Localhost). If I double click, I get > the following error message > > ======================= > \\Localhost in not accessible. You might not have permission to use this > network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find if you > have access permissions. > > You were not connected because a duplicate name exists on the network. Go > to System in Control Panel to change the computer name and try again. > =======================
Just a quick pointer, try changing the network name from "localhost", localhost is usually a loopback hostname (IP 127.0.0.1) that is used by a machine to connect to itself. -- "Security-wise, NT is a server with a "Kick me" sign taped to it." - Carl Jacobs Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
