Can see computers on network but no files

Hi I'm using Mandrake 10.1 on KDE 3.2
I just set up a (wireless) network using samba 3.0.10 (between mine an another computer) and I can see my computer and the other one on the network, but when I share a directory and then go into my computer under the network, there is nothing there. Also when the other computer (MAC OS) shares files I also can't see them. Samba recognises the other computer and mine but I just can't seem to get any further.
Any help appreciated, thanks
-Luke

Do you have correctly set user privileges for this files ? The files sholud be readable for user that try to acces them - the logged-in user or the guest user (according to " guest account" directive).

The folders I've tried to share have been in my home folder, so yes I have access to them as the local user. The sharing worked the first time, for a little while, but on the next reboot it had disappeared, I have tried altering smb.conf to add say:

Code:

---

[share1]
path = /home/lucaspewkas/mp3

---

but it still doesn't show up. I don't think I have a guest account set up, or at least I don't know of having set one up, just root and lucaspewkas (my account name).
Sorry, i'm a bit of a noob but this seems like one of those things that'll be obvious once I solve it :)
-Luke

And do you log-in (provide some username/passwd) on samba or are you acessing it anonymously ?

Try either

#cd /home/lucaspewkas/mp3
#chmod chmod a+r *

or set in your smb.conf

guest account = lucaspewkas

in global config

guest ok = yes under [share1]

Thanks it's all working now.
Don't really understand some of the settings in smb.conf though. I would like my files to be accessed without having to type a password if possible, I have set public = yes under [share1] but it still asks for a password, how do I achieve this?
Thanks again for the help :)
-Luke

"public" is a synonym for "guest ok".

Try to set

Code:

---

[global]
...
security = share
...

[share1]
guest only = yes
guest account = lucaspewkas

---

Now samba sholdn't bother with passwords any more ...

Yay it all works now.
Thanks for your help, much appreciated :)
-Luke