I am wondering if anyone else on the list that has samba setup is experiencing slow access to the network when they go to browse the lan from window machines in network neighborhood. You go to browse to a folder on the samba share an it takes forever before it pops open. I do not think its a samba problem for I also have this same slowness trying to go to other windows machines but maybe there is a setting somewhere that could help speed this problem up. I have the lastest nic drivers from 3com installed. This could just be a windows problem or not , just wondering who all else has had it an if there is a way around it. If i decide to setup the samba server as a company wide file server I would need it to be just as fast as going to the novell server is now, the slown access time is not going to cut it with the boss an president of company. thanks for any info jack malone Network Administrator EAST TEXAS LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND dba HORIZON INDUSTRIES 903-595-3444 http://www.horizonind.com