Hi there,

I am trying to create a local development area with specs just like a regular ISP.

This is what i got:
1 Linux --with apache, PHP and Mysql installed and running (this is my server/host)
2 Samba installed and it's working on the linux-pc
3 Two win98 and two winME pc's (these are the clients).
4 A working network enviroment, including the linux-pc (that is i can ping and i can browse with my client-pc's)

This is what i want:
1 To be able to use WS_FTP to transfer file to my server (and to the other clients), just like i would do with a ISP.
My problem
I can't ftp> nameLinuxPc Why is that?

2 To get Samba working on my clients.
My problem:
1 In dos-mode: net view \\mylinux-pc, i get something like "the given password is incorrect..." So how do i set the right password on my windows-pc?


Thanks in advanced,
Dragonflyer

If you are FTPing into a machine, you must provide a username and password of an established user that is on the machine you are FTPping into. Otherwise, the server wont recognize you as a valid user. Also make sure the services are properly enabled in /etc/services.

For Samba, if you are trying to access a share on a Linux box from a Window$ machine, I have found that it is necessary to be logged into Windows with a username and password that is also present on the Linux machine under the smbpasswd file. Basically I did the following on the Linux box:

1. Create a general user and password account.
2. Create the share in Samba and give the shares access rights.
3. Make sure to enable encrypt passwords in the [global] section.
4. Add the name of the user and password you created to the smbpasswd file as follows:
./smbpasswd -a <username>
You will then be prompted for the corresponding password.
5. Make sure you restart inetd with following command:
killall -HUP inetd

You should now be able to connect to your Linux box.
Sometims I have found that it is necessary to do a complete reboot of both Linux and Windows systems to get this to work.

Hope this helps a little.
I have found the O'Reilly book "Using Samba" to be very well written and helpful.

Good luck....

Thx Breezwell,

I wil try your solution and let you know.

Thanks