[Samba] Unable to access Samba shares from Windows XP home ed ition

[Harvey, Sean]

Thanks Anders,  I'll take this as verification that it can be done and
struggle on.  Does it require registry tweaks?


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Anders Widman [SMTP:andewid at tnonline.net]
> Sent:	Thursday, February 21, 2002 11:05 AM
> To:	samba-admin at lists.samba.org; Harvey, Sean
> Cc:	'samba at lists.samba.org'
> Subject:	Re: [Samba] Unable to access Samba shares from Windows XP
> home edition
> 
> You should be able to access Samba. You could choose "map to guest"
> and set "guest account" to a valid linux accountt, or to root. But
> that is not a very safe way to do it.
> 
> Have a look at: http://www.installkernel.com/samba
> 
> 
> 
> //Anders
> 
> 
> 
> > Can Win XP home edition access Samba shares?  I have a wide-open
> smb.conf
> > and still cannot access.
> 
> > Do I have to purchase XP Professional?  That's not going to happen.