Right got it working now :)) domain name was link51 but in netbios is link_51 lol
slox:~ # smb_auth -W link_51 -S /software/proxyauth.txt -d adean elizabeth Domain name: link_51 Pass-through authentication: no Query address options: Domain controller IP address: 151.151.3.202 Domain controller NETBIOS name: LINKTEL Contents of //LINKTEL/software/proxyauth.txt: allow OK The only problem i get now is after i`ve authenticated i get a dns error page generated by IE, the rule for smb_auth is below authenticate_program /usr/local/smb_auth -W link51 -U 151.151.3.202 -S \software\proxyauth.txt acl domainusers proxy_auth REQUIRED http_access allow domainusers thanks Regards Andy Dean IT Services E-Mail Disclaimer: The information in this e-mail is confidential, and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful.
