> How do I get my new Win XP box to talk to me FreeBSD Server? > When I try to map a drive I get : > "The account is not authorized to log in from this station." > I think it's the "Plain Text Password" issue. I've dealt with it before > on Win 98 but can't figure out how to configure Win XP to allow a > Plain Text Password.
It sounds like you're talking about Samba? If so, here's my samba config file that works with WinXP *and* Win98: (Note: I set up a username called "shared" as the only shared directory.) /usr/local/etc/smb.conf ----------------- [global] valid users = shared force user = shared guest account = shared default case = lower case sensitive = no remote announce = 192.168.0.5/YourWindowsWorkgroupName auto services = global default = global dns proxy = no encrypt passwords = no null passwords = yes security = share socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192 max log size = 50 server string = dev netbios name = dev netbios aliases = dev workgroup = YourWindowsWorkgroupName log file = /var/log/samba.log #============================ Share Definitions ============================== [shared] path = /home/shared/ writable = yes force user = shared force group = shared guest account = shared public = yes _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"