It should look something like this,
but with your info instead
of mine for things like;
Workgroup
Netbios Name
Server String
Username
Most of the rest should be the defaults!
If you are using as a printer sharer there will be some differences, I am not.
When you have finished Click on Commit Changes at the top of the page so they are saved.

Now you can have a look using a text editor.
Open a Shell @ Start > Terminals > Konsole or whatever Shell you like.
Type in SU (super User) and enter the Root password.
Type in
Kedit /etc/samba/smb.conf
or your favourite Editor.
This should open the config file and show the changes just made in SWAT.
Check them and use this from now on for any fine tuning.

Now next step
In the shell issue the commands;
samba stop
samba start
Then
adduser username
smbpasswd -a username
Enter twice the password for that user and that is done.
Now
chmod 2777 /etc/samba/smb.conf
To alter the permissions
Testpram /etc/samba/smb.conf
To check the config file
Now open Home and go to say Documents and Right Click and select Share
Under Local Net Sharing, Select Shared
Under Permissions, Select all except the ones under Special.
Do the same with other folders in Home you wish to share
From the shell
kedit /etc/hosts
You should see a line
127.0.0.1 localhost
we need to add a host on a new line
192.168.0.1 mordor.localdomain mordor

were the IP address is your servers one and mordor or what ever your workgroup is called are entered.
Exit and save

Try this command from shell
route
this will give you info on the hostname etc this what I get;
[root@mordor leftfieldnz]# ifconfig

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:74:E1:80:B1
inet addr:192.168.0.6 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:6626 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:10572 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0
RX bytes:2663039 (2.5 Mb) TX bytes:959767 (937.2 Kb)
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:2078 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:2078 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0
RX bytes:253539 (247.5 Kb) TX bytes:253539 (247.5 Kb)
[root@mordor leftfieldnz]# route
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
192.168.0.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
default mordor.localdom 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0

could also try;
hostname

Now make sure another computer on the network is plugged in the network and turned on and logged in.
Try from the shell;
ifconfig
this will give you IP address
My Notepad is 192.168.0.6
The Main Server is 192.168.0.1
Try
ping 192.168.0.1 if this is your Server IP address
If you get a good return then the network is up and running
Press CTRL+Z to kill the Ping command

If nothing works try from the shell
linuxconf

Well I hope by now things are rocking.

Found that you can only have 8 letters for a share name in smb.conf
You will need to fine tune a bit.
Now I found after installing Gnome on my system I had Nautilus a nice network viewer
From the shell and logged in as SU
Enter
Nautilus
When it fires up type this in the Location
smb:
This should bring up your Host name in my case Mordor
Double click on that and you should see all the computers on the network
Now select a Computer > Folder > File and Edit > Copy Etc.
Click HOME on Nautilus and then the Folder you wish them to go to and then Edit > Paste Etc.

Comments
Try smbstatus to see what is happening with SAMBA
Can access network OK.
Can only read Linux Computer from Windows XP (not 98 or ME) so far, enter Root and Password when prompted from the Windows Network Environment.
Can copy files OK from a Windows PC and from Linux
At least it is going but still fine tuning to go.
If all else fails have a beer and reboot the machine and see what happens.
Best of Luck!

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