I have set up a linux/samba server in the past and have had the same problem but forget the fix.

When I join the domain(XP Pro), and re-login I get "name already exists on the network" I also get this from my wife's PC which is running XP Home.

testparm shows good

security = user

I have setup the netlogon and profiles with the right permissions.

Any ideas?

Did you give each workstation a different netbios name and ip address?

Each has it's own name, and DHCP is handling IP. Later I will be on the server trying some more things. I will post my smb.conf then.

global]
workgroup = MYWORKGROUP
netbios name = MYDOMAIN
server string = Samba Server %v
interfaces = 127.0.0.1 ETH1 192.168.1.1
bind interfaces only = Yes
security = user
encrypt passwords = Yes
map to guest = Bad User
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
log level = 3
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
name resolve order = wins lmhosts host bcast
time server = Yes
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
printcap name = cups
add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g 100 -s /bin/false -M %u
logon script = logon.cmd
logon path = \\%L\profiles\%u\%m
logon home = \\%L\%u\.win_profile\%m
domain logons = Yes
os level = 255
domain master = Yes
dns proxy = No
wins support = Yes
remote announce = 192.168.1.255
socket address = 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.4 192.168.1.5
host msdfs = Yes
winbind uid = 10000-20000
winbind gid = 10000-20000
template shell = /bin/bash
winbind separator = #
winbind use default domain = Yes
printer admin = @"Domain Admins"
guest ok = Yes
profile acls = Yes
printing = cups
host msdfs = Yes

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
path = /home/%u
read only = No

[netlogon]
path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon
browseable = No

[profiles]
path = /var/lib/samba/profiles
read only = No
create mask = 0600
directory mask = 0700
browseable = No

I am gonna play with my firewall and make sure that isn't it this evening. One would think if I can ping the server, I should be able to ping the client. If I ping the client IP it goes through but by name it doesn't.

I am not winning the master election according to my XP logs.

I am using netstat, nbtstat, and net commands, any others in windoze I need to know?

Same thing here Dogface on almost the same setup. I can see samba shares and ping the linux box from an xp box and I can see netbios shares on the xp box from the linux box and can ping the xp box's IP but not its name (xp box is using DHCP from our router). I'd love to hear your solution if you find it and I'll keep banging away at it on my end (got a web site on the xp box so entering its ip is becoming a pain especially when it gets a new ip from the DHCP server).

but I think the root of all our evil is Mandrake "ease of use" automating things.

I am reading msec - Mandrake Security Tools and I think our answer is in there.

Are you running security level higher? I am

I'm running standard security which appears to be lvl 3 and should be fine. I've still got not idea

I've got the same issue, any ideas?

nmblookup and NBTScan (http://www.inetcat.org/software/nbtscan.html) both solved by problem hope its some help