PeteDotCom -> Networking -> Linux -> Samba ->   Please note the following is written for Slackwere version 7, some parts will not work with redhat, if you are using redhat, please refer to your manual Configuring the Linux machine edit the /etc/hosts file (i.e.   vi /etc/hosts) Enter the IP address, name and alias of each Linux machine into the file in my home network of 2 computers I typed the following 192.168.1.1       g2c1.DOMAIN       g2c1 192.168.1.2       g2c2.DOMAIN       g2c2 (first part=ip address of machine, second part=computer@domain, third=alias)   Configuring the Windows machine edit file c:\winnt\systems32\drivers\etc\lmhosts I added the following to my home computer 192.168.1.1    g2c1.DOMAIN     g2c1 192.168.1.2    g2c2.DOMAIN     g2c2 (pretty the same as the linux file, as I have setup the same ip address on both system, ie. there isn't a different set of ip address for the windows network, if you have different ip address for your windows network, you will need to change them accordingly)   Create user accounts On the Linux machine, use the adduser command and create an account for each windows user on the linux machine. On my Linux machine, I created an account on Linux called "pcguest" with password = pcguest You have to remember to also create an account on the Windows machine with the account = pcguest, password=pcguest.   Turn on Samba check the following are activated in /etc/services netbios-ns     137/tcp netbios-ns     137/udp netbios-dgm     138/tcp netbios-dgm     138/udp netbios-ssn     139/tcp netbios-ssn     139/udp   modify file /etc.inetd.conf to contain the following entries (i.e. un-comment them): netbios-ssn stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/samba/bin/smbd smbd netbios-ns   dgram  udp wait root /usr/local/samba/bin/nmbd nmbd   Create the samba configuration file cp /etc/smb.conf-sample /etc/smb.conf edit the /etc/smb.conf vi /etc/smb.conf [Global]      Workgroup=DOMAIN      Hosts allow=192.168.1.   203.30.35.   127.      Load printers=yes      Printcap name=/etc/printcap      Guest account=pcguest      Log file =/var/log/samba.%m      Max log size=50      Interfaces=192.168.1.2/24   203.30.35.2/24 [homes]      comment=Home Directories      browseable=yes      writable=yes [printers]      comment=All Printers      path=var/spool/samba      browseable=yes      guest OK=yes      writable=no      printable=yes [tmp]      comment=Temporary File Space      path=/tmp      read only=no      guest OK=yes (now save the file,   i.e   :wq) type testparm at the prompt to test your parameters and debug smb.conf file if necessary.   Turn on Samba Daemon if [ -x /usr/sbin/smbd -a -x /usr/sbin/nmbd]; then       echo "starting samba......"       /usr/sbin/smbd -D       /usr/sbin/nmbd -D fi (now save the file,   i.e   :wq) Configure the windows NT4 machine * Make sure the windows machine is configured for networking and TCP/IP is correctly installed. * Check that the c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\lmhosts file has all the IP address and names of all machines you want to connect to * Share the windows machine's drive, directory and devices you want to share   Test windows to Linux connection Open windows explorer, network neighborhood, and you should see your linux machine, if not you have done something wrong in the previous steps. click on your Linux machine and map a drive to it. If you are not able to map it or rather not allowed to gain access to the linux account pcguest, one or more of the following solutions might apply (In my own case I had to use all three) Solution 1: Userid and password case sensitivity edit /etc/smb.conf file by adding: Password level = 24 username level = 24 Solution 2: Edit the windows registry start, run, regedt32, edit, add value    and edit as follows: - value name = EnablePainTextPassword - Data Type = REG_DWORD - Data = 1 Solution 3: Enable password encryption on samba server First crate a Samba Password file form the shell command: - smbpasswd -a username - repeat for all usres wishing to access the Samba Server from the NT machine On samba server edit /etc/smb.conf as follows: encrypt passwords = yes smb passwd file = /usr/lib/samba/private/smbpasswd