> The part that has me really scratching my head is that, while I persistently > get this permission denied error when I try to smbmount the partition, I can > access it fine with smbclient, not only listing files, but saving them to the > local system! Out of curiosity, have you checked your firewall settings on both machines? Make sure that 137-139 and 445 are open. Most people seem to be forgetting 445 these days. That and the windows firewall likes to cause issues.... -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety'' Benjamin Franklin 1775