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your link is dead, if you could describe the problem a little.
Your problem with windows 98 is common due to the fact that it will only log you in using the current user instead of prompting for a username, it prompt for a password only.
You need to make sure you are actually logged into windows under a username that is valid on the samba server and has access permission to the shares.
did you add the users with smbadduser?
there are log files in /var/log/samba and your smb.conf file may not be setup right.
one thing that you might need to consider. On windows you have a guest account that is broadcasting shares, so you will see them even if you cannot access them. However on samba, if you do not have access and you do not allow the guest account you will not be able the list shares.
the share is IPC$
windows sometimes has autoshare enabled so you have C$ D$ etc..
when you share a folder on the default autoshare you will see it even if you have no access.
On linux this would be like having a guest share but setting file permissions to block users. The way samba works is much better if you have your users setup.
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