I want to easily transfer files from the windows machines to my RH 7.2 boot machine.

My sytem is setup like this. I have a Netgear RT 311 router, Netgear Fast switch and a cable modem. All the machines have static IP's

I have successfuly set up full file and printer sharing to all the windows computers. The HP lAser is connected to the win 98 machine but can be used on all the other windows machine which happe to be XP.

On one of the XP machines I dula bott RH 7.2 When I am in linux I want to be able to access its files and folders through Network Neighborhood on my win 98 machine. Win 98 Is my main machine

Also I want to be able to acces the Win 98 and XP macine when I am in RH 7.2 as well as use the printer

Is Samba the only way I can to this. I read and looks hard to setup. I found some RPMS for it. http://rpmfind.net//linux/RPM/redhat...1a-4.i386.html - do thes look like the ones I need

Any help is appreciate

samba is extremely easy to set up, no need to be worried at all. and if yuo're only using it to get access to otehr things, you don't configure anything, the configuring side of samba is only for serving, not for a client.

to look at a server's shares:

smbclient -L //servername

to mount a windows share:

mount -t smbfs //servername/sharename /mountpoint

that's it really... you can insert a similar line to our /etc/fstab file, to do it all on boot.

I just installed samba, samba-common and samba-client and samba-swat
I have not edited the conf files though. Thats the tough part for me

[root@localhost root]# service smb start
Starting SMB services: [ OK ]
Starting NMB services: [ OK ]
[root@localhost root]#

I can goto Network Neighborhod > Entire Network > MyGroup > LocalHost but at LocalHost it says
[root@localhost root]# smbclient -L //LocalHost
added interface ip=192.168.0.40 bcast=192.168.0.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
Password:
session setup failed: ERRSRV - ERRbadpw (Bad password - name/password pair in a Tree Connect or Session Setup are invalid.)
[root@localhost root]#


I know, I know I have to edit the conf UGH

I just want to update

I also went into Win 98 and added a new user (first one actually) as root and gave it the same password at root on the linux computer and I still cant connect

The reasom I just want to leave everything at root (or one user) is because I am the only user on all computers

[root@localhost bin]# smbclient -L //LocalHost
added interface ip=192.168.0.40 bcast=192.168.0.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
Password:
Domain=[MYGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.2.1a]

Sharename Type Comment
--------- ---- -------
homes Disk Home Directories
IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba Server)
ADMIN$ Disk IPC Service (Samba Server)
root Disk Home Directories

Server Comment
--------- -------
LOCALHOST Samba Server

Workgroup Master
--------- -------
MYGROUP LOCALHOST
WORKGROUP SEAN


Now, How can U view this in Network Heighborhood

Hers my Problem

In my attempt to install samba, set it up on the linux machine ...............

I have a problem HELP


I added a user in win 98 as root and the gave it the password as the same as root on the linux machine (root is the only user) as I am the only user on all machines

I rebooted and I see a screen on Win98 that says root and to put in the password. When I click CANCEL I am hoping to get back to my normal desktop. The desktop was there but all my passwords have disappeared. e - mail, web site password. etc

Also in Network Neighborhood it sais UNABLE TO BROWSE THE NETWORK. I can access the net but the other computers on my LAN I cant

When I do enter root's account by puting in the password I can access Network Neighborhood and the linux box (samba)

But I want my old settings back on the win 98 before I added "root" to it, HOW DO I DO THIS

If I delete the root account while I am in the other will this help

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