[H-GEN] sharing problems in mixed Linux/Windows network

[David O'Brien]

Hi group
I have a networking issue that I'm hoping to get some help with. Configuration 
as follows:

1 x Linux machine with Mandrake 9.0
1 x Windows 2000 Server machine
1 x Windows XP Pro machine

All are networked using a D-Link router (XP via wireless), I can ping 
everything on the network from every other thing. I have shares set up on the 
Linux machine, and I can mount dirs that are shared on the Windows 2000 
Server machine. I can use Terminal Services and VNC from the linux box and 
from either Windows box, but not *to* the linux box because it isn't 
configured to accept connections at the moment. I have samba running on the 
linux box.

Ok...
#1 When I browse to the linux shares from the Windows 2000 machine, I can read 
and write to them without entering a username or password (they are the same 
on each machine anyway).  The username/password dialog appears, and I just 
press enter.  Everything is cool.

When i do the same thing from the XP machine, of course it insists on a 
username/password (OK is greyed out) but none of the username/passwords that 
I use will work. I can see the machine in the list, but can't access it.

Share permissions give rwx to everyone (scary practice, but an attempt to find 
out what's going on).
I got into the users setup area in Mandrake Control Panel to see if there was 
anything there that pointed to a solution, which leads to ...

#2 When I click Users in Mandrake Control Panel, I get the message "Cannot 
lock user lib, file /etc/ptemp or /etc/gtmp exist" and sure enough it does. 

I don't know if I should be removing these files or what before I proceed.

I've attempted to provide enough info without dribbling on too much..   :-)

Can anyone suggest where I should start debugging?

thanks a lot
David

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