Ok, relative newbie here:

I've got Samba installed and configured on my machine (MDK 10) and I cannot see the Windows workgroup via LinNeighborhood (all I have is my machine name with nothing under it, even if I try to rescan). [EDIT] Trying to use smb:/// in Konquerer doesn't work either [/EDIT].

Ironically, Windows machines can see my linux box on the workgroup and access my shared directory.

Here's my smb.conf:

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2004/04/16 11:34:31

# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = CYBERDATA
server string = Camerons MDK10 %v
security = SHARE
map to guest = Bad User
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
printcap name = cups
preferred master = No
local master = No
domain master = No
dns proxy = No
printer admin = @adm
printing = cups

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
browseable = No

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
create mask = 0700
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r # using client side printer drivers.
browseable = No

[print$]
path = /var/lib/samba/printers
write list = @adm, root
inherit permissions = Yes
guest ok = Yes

[pdf-generator]
comment = PDF Generator (only valid users)
path = /var/tmp
printable = Yes
print command = /usr/share/samba/scripts/print-pdf %s ~%u //%L/%u %m %I "%J" &

[Music]
comment = Music
path = /mnt/win_c/My Music
guest only = Yes
guest ok = Yes

Try connecting to a share from the server itself using the command-line to check everything is working as it should:

http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Samba

I've found LinNeighbourhood very reliable provided that you fill in the username, password and workgroup, Konqueror less so.

check if you need to WINS servers to samba configuration or not and if your workgroup is well configured.

cb8100: Firewalls are unlikely to be causing your problem, but it never hurts to turn off the linux and windows firewalls one time and retest. I have spent hours troubleshooting communication problems only to find out that it’s just the firewalls doing what you programmed them to do.

They say that humans have flat foreheads because, for centuries, we have been slapping our hands there and saying something like “I knew that!”.