turned out that samba wouldnt connect with out the pw. The user account on the XP box had no pw. I set a pw and now it works. Thanks for all the help. Aaron >From: tickticker >Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >Subject: Re: SAMBA config question >Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 15:10:37 -0700 > >Make sure you have the XP firewall software off. I think it's in the >properties of the local connection. > >anthony > >On Friday 11 April 2003 09:41 am, Aaron Cordova thought they were smart and >wrote: > > Hi, I have tried and tried to get my windows box to talk to my linux >box. I > > just want to see windows shares from linux. I have configured and > > reconfigured but keep hitting a wall. I can get as far as seeing the > > windows box but not being able to access anything or even see the >shares. > > I'm running WinXP on the one box and trying to access it with my laptop > > thats running LFS-4.0 (Linux From Scratch, Book 4). What am I >missing??!?!? > > Can someone please help me out. I'm tired of following blind leads in >other > > news groups. > > > > Aaron Cordova > > Dell Inspiron 8200 > > LFS-4.0 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >-- > >anthony >--------------------------------------------------- >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail