The easiest way to determine whether se linux is blocking you is to disable it in /etc/sysconfig/selinux. This will, unfortunately, require a reboot, but it will help localize the problem. PS: Have you setup swat? I have found swat very useful for samba configuration. Janina Robert Spangler writes: > Hello, > > I just installed Fedora. I did some minimal edits of smb.conf and started > the Samba service to bring some files to the Fedora box from my Windows > laptop. I am unable to log into the Fedora box. I am also unable to SSH to > the Fedora box upon enabling SSHD. Is there some type of firewall rule set > up on Fedora by default that blocks incoming connections? Thanks for any > feedback. > > Robby > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.202.595.7777; sip:janina at a11y.org Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://CapitalAccessibility.Com Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and Canada Learn more at http://ScreenlessPhone.Com Chair, Open Accessibility janina at a11y.org Linux Foundation http://a11y.org