WindowsXP and Samba

[Computer Hobbyist]

I am getting ready to install Windows XP home a new machine for my wife. It will share the home network with my Linux machine. I use Samba to back up my machines to the Linux box and to share a printer hanging off the Linux box. Anything funky about WindowsXP and Samba I should know about? I only ask because my experience is with mapping linux shares on windows 9x machines.

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[LocoCoyote]

I can't really speak to the XP Home edition....I have played with it (networking) and it does seem to do things a wee bit different than XP Pro. However, XP Pro handles networking very easy. I haven't had any issues with using XP and Samba on my network (don't mean they aren't there!)

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[hobey19]

i have a question about this same topic if i may post. i just set up red hat 9 on a computer and i would like to get it one my network which is comprised of all xp pro pc's. i have a printer hooked up to two of these pc's (xp pro) and i would like to print from red hat if possible. i am a complete newbie when it comes to linux, never used it before today, so any help would be appreciated and the more detailed the better!

thanks in advane

craig

[Mac Medic]

My only issue with samba so far is authentication when trying to print to a 2000 server. Not authentication on the server but auth within samba itself. Wierd I know, But it wont accept my admin pasword. The format is use is such:

smb://username: password@workgroup/host/printername

trouble is the UN/PW arent accepted.

edit:
had to insert a space for this example between : & password; gave me a wierd smiley, So ignore the space, it isnt there in the string i use.