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Hi, I'm new to linux and I just installed Red Hat 9. Working great so far but I have a question. I want to share files between my WinXP machine and the Linux computer. So I went in and setup Samba. I go into My Network in WinXP and the linux box shows up but when I go to connect it says that I cannot connect because a duplicate name exists on the network or that I might not have permission... any advice? Thanks.
Well, it's getting better I think. I added those lines to the smb.conf file and changed my account name for the XP machine so that it's the same name as the linux username. Now when I go to connect it says that "The parameter is incorrect." I'll keep searching around. Yes I do use a router to connect the two computers. I'll check into the configuration for it. Thanks for the help.
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