Will this work?

<music>
<share>
<name>Snoopy</name>
<url>smb://beat:PASSWORD@192.168.1.3/beat/mp3</url>
</share>
</music>

I can acces it from my windows computer so i know theres noting wrong with the samba server

i think it may be smb problem. I don't know how the smb is implemented in xmp but there is different kind of encryption for the acces. I know I used to have trouble between linux and windows2000, the encryption has to be turned off.
It may be a different problem but this is the only thing i can figure out.
Sorry it may help you... or not

You missing your workgroup/domain name in the config:

<music>
<share>
<name>Snoopy</name>
<url>smb://beat:PASSWORD@WORKGROUP/192.168.1.3/beat/mp3</url>
</share>
</music>

MrBigA

thx ;-)