Hi, I want to setup a simple SAMBA file server, in its most simple configuration first, and then fine-tune that gradually. I've never worked with SAMBA before, so I based myself on Carla Schroder's "Linux Cookbook", chapter XX: SAMBA. Here's what I did, following the step-by-step instructions and reading the explanations as to what-does-what: # mkdir -m 777 /shares Rename /etc/samba/smb.conf to something else (old.sambaconfig) and then edit a new smb.conf from scratch, which looks like this: --8<-------------------- [global] workgroup = workgroup netbios name = windbag server string = Anonymous local file server security = share browseable = yes hosts allow = 192.168.1. [share1] path = /shares comment = Test files read only = No guest ok = Yes --8<--------------------- I tested this configuration with testparm, and it looked OK. Next I restarted SAMBA (service smb restart) and checked the status (service smb status). After this I tried (on the same machine) to connect to my file server: $ smbclient -L windbag But there I got a "Failed to connect". Now what? Niki Kovacs