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Date:      Tue, 29 Jan 2002 15:50:47 -0500
From:      David Banning <david@skytrackercanada.com>
To:        Mark Woodson <mwoodson@bacxs.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: problem with samba from one windows box
Message-ID:  <20020129155047.A13350@sympatico.ca>
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20020129072425.036b15b0@127.0.0.1>; from mwoodson@bacxs.com on Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 07:30:03AM -0500
References:  <20020129005338.A4190@sympatico.ca> <5.1.0.14.0.20020129072425.036b15b0@127.0.0.1>

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On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 07:30:03AM -0500, Mark Woodson wrote:
> At 12:53 AM 1/29/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >One windows 98 box only gives me an error trying to access the printers.
> >I get the network icon for the FreeBSD machine, but when I double click
> >on it, I get the windows error;
> >
> ><snip>
> >What may be a clue to the problem,
> >is that during windows boot, I get the 3-field password
> >window which is a login for a Microsoft network, which I just get an error
> >from. I don't understand that window, don't want it,
> >and I don't know how do get rid of it.
> >I don't have that login on my other windows boxes and they work fine. Then
> >I get the 2-field standard password, which is standard on my other win boxes.
> 
> The difference between the two and three field logins is called related to 
> domains.  You've apparently set this particular win98 box to login into a 
> domain, and your bafflement suggests that there is no PDC to login to.  I 
> avoid 98 as much as I am able, but if you go to the Control Panel, locate 
> Network and look for "Log into an NT Doman" or something similar in the 
> Client for Microsoft Windows box you should be good to go.

Thanks Mark, for your help.

Your suggestion worked to get rid of the unwanted boot window.

I still cannot access the BSD printers that other win machines can. 
I notice that I cannot access the other windows machines drives either.
From here I will sample the support archives that are windows oriented.
I'm sure there are many who have been where I am now.

Cheers -

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