CoolMax USA
the one you specified in the web page of your Samba server. Don't worry that
Windows forces the workgroup to be all capital letters; it's smart enough to
figure out what you mean when it connects to the network.
Connecting to the Samba Server
Now for the big moment. Your Samba server is running, and you have set up
your Windows XP client to communicate with it. In the Start menu, select My
Computer to open the My Computer window. Click My Network Places, in the
Other Places box in the left part of the window. You should see a folder icon for
the
test
directory, as shown in bellow
Now click View workgroup computers in the Network Tasks box at the left of
the window. You should see your Samba server listed as a member of the
workgroup. Double-click its icon, and you will see a window that looks like
If you don't see the server listed in the workgroup, don't panic. Select Run...
from the Start menu. A dialog box appears that allows you to type the name of
your server and its share directory in Windows format. For example, you would
enter
\\toltec\
test, as shown in bellow, and use your server's hostname instead