My Samba server seems to be acting very messed up recently. Logging into a share from itself i get:

[root@simon chris]# smbclient -L simon
SSL: Error error setting CA cert locations: error:00000000:lib(0):func(0):reason
(0)
trying default locations.
added interface ............ etc...

it's then very very slow to log in. From win9x machines I can't even find the machine now. I've reinstalled the netwrok drviers etc.. but these may have got messed up again i'll concede... all the same i am getting

[2001/09/11 15:13:02, 1] smbd/reply.c:reply_sesssetup_and_X(927)
Rejecting user 'chris': authentication failed

in my log files, even though i'm 100% sure the passwords are fine, and 've not changed anythign since it was proeviosuly working perfectly well...

I'm running 2.0.7 at the moment... should i upgrade to 2.2.1 is it? i think that's out... i guess the ssl updates might help too?

If something is really slow its often a name resolve problem. Look is your wins is working and if your samba-server can query it. Use nmblookup.
Do you have a "interfaces" option in the smb.conf, if yes, also add the localhost (127.0.0.1)

alpha-wolf