Re: [Samba] questions from a newbie

2002-12-26 Thread Jerry M. Howell II
On Thu, Dec 26, 2002 at 03:17:29PM -0500, Sommers, David (NIH/NIMH) wrote: 3. I cannot access any resources on the Linux machines - Win98 asks for a password - \\localhost\IPC$ - I must be missing a step Have you added a share for those machines on the samba server? If not use the smbadduser

RE: [Samba] questions from a newbie

2002-12-26 Thread Bryan Brannigan
Your trying to access the Linux machine from the Windows machine by using localhost? localhost generally points to the local machine. Try using the IP address instead. Also, make sure guest access is turned on for the share. -Original Message- From: Sommers, David (NIH/NIMH)

Re: [Samba] questions from a newbie

2002-12-26 Thread Jerry M. Howell II
Also don't forget to add the user to your linux box using useradd. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba