On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:02:17 -0400
"jim" <jim@home.net> wrote:

> I'll be honest with you TJ, I don't expect an honest answer in these groups.

Thus you are seeing what you expect. Not that people are answering you
dishonestly but that you expect it, so you perceive it incorrectly.

Do not expect Linux to work with M$ proprietary networks "out of the box". That
is the wrong expectation unless the distribution you choose states that as a
feature. Install 'LinNeighborhood' alongside SAMBA and let 'LinNeighborhood' do
the work of browsing the M$ shares for you. I have used 'LinNeighborhood' on my
laptop when at client sites rife with M$-ware and it works fine for browsing
and connecting to unsecured shares. Another option is 'smb4k' which has similar
functionality but a KDE style interface.

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