Samba frustrations

[Tom H]

>>> # You may wish to use password encryption. See the section on
>>> # 'encrypt passwords' in the smb.conf(5) manpage before enabling.
>>> encrypt passwords = no
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>> Not going to fly with anything above Windows 2000/NT 4
>
> But I need to get to the server first before I worry about security....
> The server isn't listed on any other machine.

It's not the server's security that Christopher is referring to. Win7
will refuse to connect.