[CalcProgrammer1]

I want a home network that works on Ubuntu as well as Windows. The PC's in question here are 1) A Pentium 133MHz with Windows 98, 2) A Celeron 500MHz with Ubuntu 7.04, and 3) A Pentium 3 850MHz Laptop with Ubuntu 7.04.

The computer "COMPAQ" is the Celeron 500. I set Ubuntu's networking as follows:

Network name is Home Network:


I created a share "/home/adam" on the network:


I set it read/write:


Then, on my Ubuntu laptop (the P3-850):

Works fine...

[CalcProgrammer1]

But, on the Windows 98 P133,


How can I set up SMB to work on Windows PC's (All the PC's are on the "Home Network" workgroup)

Stupid forums limit images, so I had to double post...

[Greg]

Uh, can you explain that in words?

If the problem is that you can't connect to your Linux box from Windows, then you may need to edit your smb.conf file. If this is the case then I will explain in detail.

[CalcProgrammer1]

When I try to connect to the Linux system from Windows 98, I get that enter password box shown above. I type my User password from Linux, but it fails. I leave it empty, but it fails. I have no other passwords to try. It does the same connecting to any Linux box from the Windows one.

Also, my Linux comps only connect to each other when I type the IP address, selecting the name from the Network place results in a "Cannot get directory list" or something.

[Greg]

Alright, try this:

1.) sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf
2.) Under the "Authentication" section, find the like that says

;  security = (something)

3.) Delete the semicolon, and change it to "security = share"
4.) Save and Exit
5.) sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart