From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jan 29 12:59: 6 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from tomts16-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts16.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3773037B400 for ; Tue, 29 Jan 2002 12:58:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from d.tracker ([64.231.217.78]) by tomts16-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.4.01.03.16 201-229-121-116-20010115) with ESMTP id <20020129205857.UQKV24797.tomts16-srv.bellnexxia.net@d.tracker>; Tue, 29 Jan 2002 15:58:57 -0500 Received: (from david@localhost) by d.tracker (8.11.6/8.11.3) id g0TKola13378; Tue, 29 Jan 2002 15:50:47 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from david) Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 15:50:47 -0500 From: David Banning To: Mark Woodson Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problem with samba from one windows box Message-ID: <20020129155047.A13350@sympatico.ca> References: <20020129005338.A4190@sympatico.ca> <5.1.0.14.0.20020129072425.036b15b0@127.0.0.1> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20020129072425.036b15b0@127.0.0.1>; from mwoodson@bacxs.com on Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 07:30:03AM -0500 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 07:30:03AM -0500, Mark Woodson wrote: > At 12:53 AM 1/29/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >One windows 98 box only gives me an error trying to access the printers. > >I get the network icon for the FreeBSD machine, but when I double click > >on it, I get the windows error; > > > > > >What may be a clue to the problem, > >is that during windows boot, I get the 3-field password > >window which is a login for a Microsoft network, which I just get an error > >from. I don't understand that window, don't want it, > >and I don't know how do get rid of it. > >I don't have that login on my other windows boxes and they work fine. Then > >I get the 2-field standard password, which is standard on my other win boxes. > > The difference between the two and three field logins is called related to > domains. You've apparently set this particular win98 box to login into a > domain, and your bafflement suggests that there is no PDC to login to. I > avoid 98 as much as I am able, but if you go to the Control Panel, locate > Network and look for "Log into an NT Doman" or something similar in the > Client for Microsoft Windows box you should be good to go. Thanks Mark, for your help. Your suggestion worked to get rid of the unwanted boot window. I still cannot access the BSD printers that other win machines can. I notice that I cannot access the other windows machines drives either. From here I will sample the support archives that are windows oriented. I'm sure there are many who have been where I am now. Cheers - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message