I am new to Linux and I have configured my Linux machine running RedHat Linux 9 to act as a Samba Server. I am able to browse the Linux box from the Network Neighborhood of a Win NT machine but when I double click to open it it says "Network Path Not Found".I've read some of the previous threads on this forum and tried to implement the suggestions given but to no avail.PLease help me.

Make sure you have both a Linux user account tied to the share (especially, but not exclusive of the "user" permission setting). That's step one, but the part that trips most people (and me...several times, I'm afraid) up, is that you need to make sure you have samba accounts set up as well.

As root, or at least as someone with permissions to alter samba settings, issue "smbpasswd -a username" this will add that user and offer a prompt to set that user's password.

This is a killer for most people, but some of the GUI's don't yet include it, for some unknown reason.

I still have problems connecting to the Samba Server.I am not even able toping my samba server(Jojo) using the netbios name.However I can ping it using its IP Address.What could possibly be the problem.

Bye

Network path not found possibly means that the path = /path/to/dir in /etc/samba/smb.conf is incorrect.

Try stopping the firewall.
iptables -P INPUT ACCEPT;
iptables -F;
Then try connecting. IF that does do it post you /etc/sambs/smb.con file.

I've stopped the Firewall.It still is not working.My smb.conf file is

[global]
workgroup = MR
netbios name = Jojo
guest ok = yes
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
hosts allow = 192.168.1

[joel]
comment = Joe
path = /home/joel
valid users = %S

Ok. In [global] add: security = share

or if you want user logon when connecting to shares:

security = user

then u have to add users that exists on the UNIX system with smbadduser

Then add valid users = <user u created>

I'm possibly wrong but shouldn't guest = ok not be in [global ]?

No improvement . It's still the same.

remove the hosts allow line.

misc config

encrypt passwords = yes
map to guest = bad user

security = user


share config

[BLUEBOOK]
comment = BLUEBOOK
browseable = yes
writable = yes
path = /home/ftp
guest ok = yes