Re-reading this, I realize my answer was wrong (although the site pointed to will help). Try editing the Windows C:/Windows/hosts.sam file. Put in something like this: 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain 192.168.0.2 YourLinuxbox.YourWorkgroup #use the address of your linbox 192.168.0.1 localhost #the address of your windows box Andri Genio wrote: > > yes in windows 98 i saw the samba server but > can't access to that > > in windows 2000 i can access it > Its definitely either a permissions problem--or you don't have a public share set up on your Linux box. Go to the Diagnosing Your Samba Server site and follow the steps and you will learn all you need to know about samba networking. It's here: http://www.rtr.com/winpak/Documentation/sambadiag.htm