First, before trying to do anything complex, make certain that your lmhosts and hosts files are configured properly. Be sure that all IP addresses and host names the Linux side match exactly with those on the Windows side. If you use fully qualified host names for Linux, use fully qualified host names for Windows.
Second, make certain that you have created exactly corresponding user accounts and passwords on your Linux and Windows systems. KDE's Konqueror isn't fussy about this, but Nautilus is.
Third, if you run into trouble, open up a terminal window and use the Linux smbclient command to determine whether you can establish an interactive session independent of Nautilus. If the smbclient command (e.g., "smbclient //hostname/sharename") fails, you have something incorrectly configured and Nautilus will never work.
Fourth, doublecheck spellings of host names, domain names, workgroup names, user accounts and password.
Fifth, use the SWAT utility to check the entries in your smb.conf file.
Sixth, if all else fails, read O'Reilly's exhaustive and very helpful book, "Using Samba."
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