Sharing Windows 98 files with Samba-lite under VMware 3.1.1 and RH 7.2

[Keith Antoine]

On Sunday 16 June 2002 12:42 pm, bof enshrined in prose:
> Keith Antoine wrote:
> >When making the initial install of vmware, what networking are you
> > choosing. Also you are trying to use samba itself to setup the net whilst
> > i use the vmware system to setup the network. At no time do i use samba
> > other than what vmware does to samba.
>
> I'm taking the stock installation of a downloaded version 3.1.1, made
> available to me as a purchaser of 3.0, saying "yes" to the "do you want
> to access the local host file system" question, and using the bridged
> option for networking. At all times, I took the default for everything,
> including setting up Samba. Networking is set up, and I can access the
> Internet.
>
> I just can't see my home directory. The computer icon is there, but
> there is nothing in it.
>
> BOF

As soon as I can get time to recompile the kernel, becuase 3.1.1 will not 
work with 64g mem selected, i'll redo mine and send the sambe file. I'll also 
send a synopsis of what I selected. BTW does the small window come up to 
login with password and are you enterring that ?

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Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'skippy'
18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061 Australia PH:61733002161
Retired Geriatric, Sometime Electronics Engineer, Knowall, Brain in storage