Dan, Don't worry, this took me a little while to figure out as well and I wouldn't consider myself noob anymore.  This link should help you, as it did me. <a href="http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=340386&"> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=340386&</a> Let us know your result. Curtis <div>On 9/6/07, <a href="mailto:ubuntu-us-ne-request@lists.ubuntu.com"> ubuntu-us-ne-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-us-ne-request@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-us-ne-request@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Send Ubuntu-us-ne mailing list submissions to         <a href="mailto:ubuntu-us-ne@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-us-ne@lists.ubuntu.com</a> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit         <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ne"> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ne</a> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to         <a href="mailto:ubuntu-us-ne-request@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-us-ne-request@lists.ubuntu.com </a> You can reach the person managing the list at         <a href="mailto:ubuntu-us-ne-owner@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-us-ne-owner@lists.ubuntu.com</a> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Ubuntu-us-ne digest..." Today's Topics:    1.  XAMPP on Ubuntu Fiesty (Dan Staehr) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:32:20 -0500 From: Dan Staehr <<a href="mailto:dstaehr@neb.rr.com">dstaehr@neb.rr.com</a>> Subject: ubuntu-us-ne XAMPP on Ubuntu Fiesty To: <a href="mailto:ubuntu-us-ne@lists.ubuntu.com"> ubuntu-us-ne@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:46DF74C4.8020505@neb.rr.com">46DF74C4.8020505@neb.rr.com</a>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hopefully someone in the group can help me work this out. I'm using XAMPP for my testing server set up on my home LAN. I'm having trouble transferring files from my Windows boxes to the Linux (Ubuntu) box. I also have SAMBA on (I think) . I run into problems when asked to log on to the Linux system. What might be going on? Do I need to set permissions, shares, etc. How is that done? Should I be running the system as a root user and then log in as such? I've used XAMPP before on a Windows machine in an all windows LAN. I now have a three computer set up, a Ubuntu system, a Win XP Pro system and a Win Vista Business system. I'm a Linux noob. I want to use a "spare' computer in my office to play around with. Thanks for any and all assistance. Dan Staehr Staehr Media Services Lincoln, NE ------------------------------ -- Ubuntu-us-ne mailing list <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-us-ne@lists.ubuntu.com"> Ubuntu-us-ne@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ne">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ne</a> End of Ubuntu-us-ne Digest, Vol 11, Issue 3 ******************************************* </blockquote></div> -- Curtis LaMasters <a href="http://www.curtis-lamasters.com">http://www.curtis-lamasters.com</a> <a href="http://www.builtnetworks.com">http://www.builtnetworks.com </a>