thanks Robert -I attached my "smb.conf" for you -I have not installed any updates on the win98's -my samba server has a domain name as "werc.sharif.edu"
thanks alot,thanks alot thanks alot. payam
[global] workgroup = werc.sharif.edu netbios name = werc server string = 81.31.169.51 Samba server # interfaces = lo 127.0.0.1 eth0 81.31.169.0/255.255.255.0 encrypt passwords = Yes map to guest = Bad User null passwords = Yes log level = 1 log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m security = domain nt acl support = Yes time server = Yes socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 # printcap name = /etc/printcap # domain groups = ce domain logons = Yes os level = 165 preferred master = Yes domain master = Yes #inaa ro man yes kardam wins proxy = Yes wins support = Yes comment = 81.31.169.51 Samba Server create mask = 0744 add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g 10000 -s /bin/false -M %u remote announce = 81.31.169.255/werc.sharif.edu # logon drive = z: logon home ="m" logon path = "m" # logon home = \\%L\home\%G\%U # logon path = \\%L\home\%G\%U\profile logon script = "smblogin.bat %G %U" # logon script = "users\%u.bat %G %U" homedir map = amd.map hosts allow = 81.31.169.42 81.31.169.0/255.255.255.0 127.0.0.1 unix password sync = yes ############## passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passwd chat = *password* %n\n *password* %n\n *tokens* smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd ############## deadtime = 15 getwd cache = yes lpq cache time =45 bind interfaces only = true create mask = 0644 #oplocks = true #level2 oplocks = true read raw = yes ############## domain admin group = root administrator payam admin #lock directory = /etc/samba/lock [netlogon] path = /home/netlogon comment = not for you browseable = No writeable = no guest ok = no [cdrom] comment = The shared cdrom path = /mnt/cdrom admin users = root guest ok = Yes #[printers] # path = /var/spool/samba # browseable = no # printable = yes [home] guest ok = no path = /home comment = Your home directory read only = no create mask = 0600 directory mask = 0700 # oplocks = false # locking = no #[Khorjin] # comment = File Archive! # path = /mnt/cabinet/hdb1/khorjin # read only = yes # security_level.txt for details. # guest ok = Yes