[COLUG] SMB Plain-text Passwords

[Jim]

"Mark L. Wise" wrote:

> I am using PLAIN-TEXT passwords and USER authentication.

This has been a bad idea for a very long time. 

> All of the clients EXCEPT the Windows XP PRO 2002 clients were able to
> connect to their shares and/or printers without difficulty.

Even if you can use plain-text passwords with Windows XP PRO 2002, 
it's a bad idea to do so. You should use encrypted passwords.