Here are my "quick and dirty" notes on setting up Samba. Note that your 
mileage may vary depending on both the Linux and the Windows variants.
In the following, my systems are "gort" and "marvin" (two great SciFi robots).

Server-side (Linux, on system "gort")
	Create a directory: /home/eskinner/samba
	As root:
		Edit /etc/samba/smb.conf and add:
			[eskinner]
			    comment = Ed Skinner's Samba Directory
			    path = /home/eskinner/samba
			    guest account = eskinner
			    read only = No
		mksmbpasswd.sh < /etc/passwd > /etc/samba/smbpasswd
		gvim /etc/samba/smbpasswd # Trim for security
		smbpasswd root # Set root user's password
		smbpasswd edski # Set edski user's password
		Edit /etc/samba/smbusers so it contains:
			root = administrator admin
			nobody = guest pcguest smbguest
			eskinner = edski
		/sbin/service smb start
		/sbin/chkconfig smb on
Client-side (Windows XP, on system "marvin")
	Login as a user with administrative permissions
	Edit \I386\HOSTS
		Give it same contents as /etc/hosts on Linux
	Launch "My Network Places" (it's on the Desktop)
		Should see "eskinner Samba Server (Gort)"
			May need to drill-down "Entire Network" first
		Open (double-click) it
			Tools -> Map Network Drive
			Drive: Z:
			Folder: \\Gort\eskinner
			Check: Reconnect at logon
				(The reconnect doesn't always work?)
	Windows-key + E (launches Explorer)
		Double-click the "Disconnected Network Drive"
		Username: MARVIN\eskinner, Password: whatever

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