Cannot access shared resources (of Linx box) on W98 Station!!

[npereira]

Hi,

I can see the "localhost" icon on my network neighbouhood but when i double click on it to login, i enter the password and it says "Password Incorrect"....???

Im entering the "root" password... how come its not working???

[MrMoray]

Is your Linux box running Samba?

[npereira]

yes it is!

[MrMoray]

what are you trying to share? A HD? There is a Samba NHF here that may help. I just figured this out last week with a very similar setup...what does your smb.conf look like?

[npereira]

I am trying to chare the "/" base root with my W98 station so i can transfer back and forth some files....

I can see the linux box from network neighborhood but when i click on it, it askes me for a password and i enter the root password but it says "Incorrect password".... I only setup 2 passwords in linux: root, user "nelson". I also tryed to enter no password at all but it says the same thing .

Here is a look at my smb.conf file

[global]
path = /
workgroup = WORKGROUP
server string = RedHat linux server
netbios name = localhost
auto services = homes
netbios aliases = redhat linux server
default = global

[home]
guest only = yes
path = /usr
writeable = true
printable = true
guest ok = true
read only = no

[MrMoray]

I'm no expert, but I think you need to work on your config some. I believe you need to set up a share, similar to your [Homes] section for the root something like:
[Root]
path =/
writeable =yes
guests ok = yes

I'd also suggest heading over to www.linuxdoc.org (http://www.linuxdoc.org) and checking out the HOWTO on Samba.....smb-HOWTO It helped me tremendously.

[npereira]

it's not working ... still asking me for a password...

but i noticed that the resources point to \\linux\IPC$

what is this??

[MrMoray]

I'm not sure what that is.....but have you created a Guest account in smbpasswd? I'm not sure, but I think you might have to do this. Again, go read the HOWTO, I believe it covers this.

[jaygee432]

I couldn't get Samba working right until I found this: http://www.linuxjunior.org/cgi-bin/pet/pet.cgi?SUBMIT=Display&id=6