well.... it is on an internal network but the only thing that is separating it from the internet is my DSL router. If I remember cdforrectly the router is a busybox installation (yep.... qwest was/is using linux for its DSLs). I found that out when I was playing with penetration testing with backtrack. Is it safe to put the guest account in. How could I lock it down to make it safe if it isn't? On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 4:45 AM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > Thanks Mike: > > On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 12:42 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 12:18 AM, Lisa Kachold wrote: >> >>> Please post your entire conf file so the PLUG can assist you. >>> >> --snip conf file-- > > That looks acceptable, but you might copy it to a backup and use the > simplist possible configuration (as described in #2 troubleshooting, below, > but only after #1 verifying your XP is setup right). I believe that your > issues involve your authentication to XP. > > 1) As you initially asked, your XP account name was changed. Please refer > to the enabling of the guest account HowTo in: > http://unixwiz.net/techtips/samba-xp-printing.html NOTE: I am assuming > that these machines are protected inside your network, since it's usually a > BAD IDEA to enable the guest account otherwise. Verify your WORKGROUP and > NetBIOS name in XP. > > Please, then, attempt to connect from XP and tail the log and see what > Samba is whining about? > > 2) Follow these troubleshooting tools to tail the nmdb.log and smdb.log as > well as using command line tools in a CMD.com window on XP: > http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/presentations/samtroub.htm > > > Okay.... I'll get right to it -- :-)~MIKE~(-: