I have not been able to browse my shared directory i.e. "public" from other Windows machines within our LAN. It always flags the error that the machine is not accessible when I try to access it from Network Neighbourhood. I have Redhat 7.1 Server installation. I can however browse other windows machines in LinNeighbouhood including my Linux sharee directory

My smb.conf is as listed below.

Thanks for your kind assistance.

[global]

workgroup = SWCACTS
server string = A Linux Server
hosts allow = 192.120.28. 127.
printcap name = /etc/printcap
load printers = yes
printing = lprng
guest account = smbuser
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
max log size = 0
security = SHARE
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
local master = no
os level = 33
name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast
wins support = yes
wins proxy = yes
dns proxy = no
preserve case = no
short preserve case = no
logon script = STARTUP.BAT

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writable = yes
path = /home/%U
hide dot files = yes

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
browseable = no
public = yes
printable = yes

[public]
comment = Public Stuff
path = /home/Public
valid users = smbuser
public = yes
writable = yes
create mask = 0775
hide dot files = yes

Modify or add these:

security = user
encrypt passwords = yes
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd

Open a cmd prompt as root and do this:

adduser username (make username the same as your windows username)

smbpasswd -a username (enter your windows user's password)

service smb restart

Hope it helps

Thanks for your speedy response to my problem.

I made the changes as per your response, but the problem still persists!
I'm baffled by this problem.

Please help me out.

I've the same problem, except that when I search drives on my network (by clicking the right mouse on the network neighbourhood, and ...), strangely the linux machine box appears in this reshearch and I can get in by double clicking on ..
I hope this will help you. If so, let me know.

One other smb.conf addition is necessary if you don't already have it:

netbios name = nameofserver

(Sorry, I forgot to mention that one earlier - make sure your windows machines are in the same workgroup as the samba server)