Without knowing your samba config it's difficult to say... Samba operates as a domain controller either for an NT style network, or for a 95/98 workgroup style network. If you installed printer shares using the latter style, my guess is that your samba server has now decided to become a member of the workgroup. Maybe. In which case you will need to heck the conf file to force it back to NT mode? Likewise your 98 machine needs to use NT style sharing, and it needs to authenticate username/password to an NT(ie Samba) server. Does this describe your setup? -----Original Message----- From: James & Cybèle [mailto:CJC@stonycobbles.freeserve.co.uk] Sent: 30 January 2001 23:17 To: Schools List Subject: [suse-linux-uk-schools] the case of the missing network Fiddled around with printing on the network today.... AM: Had a normal working SAMBA network. PM attached a printer to a WIN98 machine, installed File and Print Sharing from Networking, followed instructions in various books and had the network printing within 10 mins.....but the network now consists of just the printer, any mention of the shared files from Linux are gone.......Removed printer and print sharing...still no network at Windows level (ie Pinging still fine) ?????? James -- ******************************************************************************** All mail sent and received may be examined to prevent transmission of inappropriate attachments and certain obscenities. Wellington College does not accept responsibility for email contents. Problems to postmaster@wellington-college.berks.sch.uk. ********************************************************************************