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ian douglas wrote:

> nowayout wrote:
>
>> ""\\Localhost is not accesible. You might not have permission to use
>> this network resource and blah blah.. at the end say you are not
>> connected because a duplicate name exists in the network. Go to System
>> in Control Panel to change the computer name and try again"
>
>
> 'localhost' is a hostname that every TCP/IP machine will have access 
> to. It should resolve 'localhost' to 127.0.0.1 - which the windows 
> machine will think is itself. You'll need to configure a proper 
> hostname on your linux machine, configure a proper machine name in 
> smb.conf, and restart samba.
>
> -id
>
Or you can try to use the IP address. Under Windows run 
\\<ip-address-of-your-linux-host> or use the cmd an enter

net use x: (or other free (net)drive) \\<ip-address-of-your-linux-host>
You should be asked for username and password if needed. After that you 
have a new drive you can access with explorer or e.g.  x:


Jens Frieben