On Thursday 09 September 2004 09:45 am, Derek Jennings wrote: SNIP > > Both, my laptop and my pc can see all the files and hard drives on the MS > > pc's, however my laptop cannot see my pc and my pc cannot see my laptop. > > They use to see each other. > > I have gone thru all the settings and everything seems to set correctly. > > Not sure why this is the way it is now. I must be missing something. > > Please advise and Thanks to all of you for your help. > > bj Snip > It sounds like you do not have samba server runnng. > Samba comes in 2 parts. Samba client allows you to see other computers, and > samba server allows them to see you. > > Check drakxservices and if samba refuses to start check the logs. SNIP Thanks for your reply, I have looked in drakxservices and there is smb running. This is the only one that is there. Is that correct? I have never run the logs, which option do I use? Thanks, bj > If samba is running, then check you do not have a firewall in place. > Ports 137,138,139 need to be open for samba. > > derek
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