File/Print sharing between Smb-WinXP/hm-win2k

[pcghost]

I would like to set up my home network as a workgroup (I have only 5 computers anyway) with my RH box doing the ICS/Firewalling as well as samba, and be able to share folders on each of the other machines. This is kind-of peer-to-peer with the Linux box doing most of the work. I understand that I cannot set up a domain in samba as Windows XP Home sucks, but as a WORKGROUP can this set-up work?

I don't need user authentication so I will set security=share.
All my machines have local security to prevent access (log-ins)

Anyone know if I can use XP in this setup?
:confused:

PS: If this post looks familiar, its because I had posted this before but I was kind-of ranting so I re-wrote it.:p

[cowanrl]

That's definitely possible with Samba. I see no reason why XP home shouldn't be able to access the Samba share. And it's probably the easiest of all setups. Your /etc/smb.conf file could be as easy as this:

[global]
workgroup = yourworkname
netbios name = yourservername
security = share

[public]
comment = Pulbic share
path = /public
writeable = yes

#End of file

As root, execute these commands:

mkdir /public
chmod 777 /public

If you don't want write access to the share, leave out the writeable = yes line and make it chmod 775 public.

The thing to watch out for is the default firewall with a Red Hat install. It will block your Samba traffic. You need to shut the firewall down or adjust the settings to allow the Samba traffic through.