Hi there,
I have setup a linux red hat 9 on a spare computer of mine, and I am using it as a basic server. Primarily it is being used to back up all my work and files. I have setup samba, and when it is first set up there is no problem with the netwroking. I am able to access the the home directory that I set up and it all works. Even when I reset the xp client machine, and then log on again it works fine. However, when I reset the linux serever, and reboot it, and then try to access the files or even the samba host from xp, I get up a warning message saying "You were not connected because a duplicate name exists on the network. Go to system in Control Panel to change the computer name and try again." I do this, and it works fine. However, again when i rest the linux server the same warning comes up. Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks

What does the smb.conf look like?
good luck.

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2004/12/24 16:52:54

# Global parameters
[global]
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
log file = /var/log/samba/smbd.log
max log size = 50
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
printcap name = /etc/printcap
dns proxy = No

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

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = Yes
browseable = No

this is gonna sound pretty dumb, but did you try rebooting the XP box AFTER rebooting the server?

Not for sure but wouldn't you need to add the following lines to smb.conf

workgroup = the value here would be your workgroup name. Ex: workgroup
server string = the value here would be a name for the machine. Ex: linux1

Brian1