ok, this is probably the wrong list for this but I am subscribed to this one and you guys might be able to help. On with the problem: I have a samba server setup and a network of win machines. When I try to access the smb box from one of the windows machines I get the error that the computer is unreachable because the network is busy. This server worked last week and won't now, I really don't know why. This is my smb config file: My ip address is : 172.16.201.206 the client ip is the same except .215 [global] workgroup = edresearch server string = Linux Emulating NT 4.0 hosts allow = 192.168.1. 192.168.2. 127. 172.16. printcap name = /etc/printcap load printers = yes printing = lprng guest account = storage log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log max log size = 0 security = share ; password server = <NT-Server-Name> ; password level = 8 ; username level = 8 ; encrypt passwords = yes ; smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd ssl CA certFile = /usr/share/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt ; unix password sync = Yes ; passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u ; passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password* %n\n *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully* ; username map = /etc/samba/smbusers ; include = /etc/samba/smb.conf.%m socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 ; interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24 ; remote browse sync = 192.168.3.25 192.168.5.255 ; remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.2.44 ; local master = no ; os level = 33 ; domain master = yes ; preferred master = yes ; domain logons = yes ; logon script = %m.bat ; logon script = %U.bat ; name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast ; wins support = yes ; wins server = w.x.y.z ; wins proxy = yes dns proxy = no ; preserve case = no ; short preserve case = no ; default case = lower ; case sensitive = no ;[homes] ; comment = Home Directories ; browseable = no ; writable = yes [storage] comment = Storage Space for Ed. Research browseable = yes writable = yes read-only = no guest ok = yes public = yes path = /storage/sharespace [tmp] comment = EMPTIED WEEKLY!!!! browseable = yes writeable = yes read-only = no guest ok = yes public = yes path = /home/tmp [printers] comment = All Printers path = /var/spool/samba browsable = no guest ok = yes printable = yes ;[codedir] ; comment = Source Depository ; path = /storage/sources ; valid users = lskutchan rmeridith jhedges rsmith meliand kcreasy jcreasy ; public = no ; writable = yes ; printable = no