Linux Networking... i turn to u.. HELP :)

Hi all, im new to samba, i've got it todo mostly what im after but have some questions that a guru here may be able to help me with.
Here's my current network setup.

1x Windows 2k Server
This system acts as a domain controller, internet gateway, firewall, DHCP server, file server. Basically its the primary server and i'd like it to stay that way.

3x Windows 2000 client machines.
All 3 machines connect to the domain perfectly and everything is rosey.

Now, i'd like to (well, have done )had a linux machine into the network to act as a web development platform.

So, I compiled samba on the linux machine (redhat 7 (guiness build) and made a really basic smb.conf file that looks like the following:

[global]
workgroup = linuxcomp
[test]
comment = blah blah
path = /tmp/test
read only = no
guest ok = yes
In the network configuration, I called the machine redhat for simplicity.

Next I installed apache, PHP and postgreSQL. Once all dameons are started, if I type http://redhat in any of the Windows machines on the network I get the apache test page, so I know that some sort of network connection has been established.

Checking the DCHP server I can see the the redhat machine has taken an IP correctly. So far so good.

Next, when looking in network neighborhood I can see the domain group (called Server) containing all the windows machines and the seperate Linux workgroup Linuxcomp. The Linuxcomp workgroup cannop be opened and therefore cannot see the redhat machine.

I DO NOT want the redhat machine to act as a server in anyway other that a Web server, what do I need to add in the smb.conf file so that the windows machines can see it?

I decided to place it in its own workgroup so that all network permissions caused by a domain are removed, I may be wrong here. Someone please help, I just want the linux machine to have access to the network so that I can easily transfer files to it.

I cant find any help guides that show how to setup a Win2k network with SMB, only NT networks (totally different).

Someone please help, cheers!

 

 

 

 

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