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September 1st, 2009, 06:37 PM
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| | Caveat Emptor
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| Ubuntu 9 and Windows Shares
When I go to "Places, Network" and get the Windows Network icon and double-click on it, all it finds is the "Home" workgroup. I only have one computer on that workgroup (and it's wireless) LOL
All the other computers are in the workgroup "Workgroup" How come I can't see it?
<edit> Ok, all of a sudden I see it (I did a fresh update of Samba <sudo install>) and I get the WORKGROUP icon, but I only see ONE computer on it...THE ONE I"M ON!! ROFL....can't see my file server! Ugh 
Last edited by Rootstonian : September 1st, 2009 at 06:44 PM.
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September 1st, 2009, 06:47 PM
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| | A hero in training
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Do you have some sort of software firewall on those computers you cant see? | 
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September 1st, 2009, 06:49 PM
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Nope, just good 'ole Windows firewall. And I can't even go into "Connect to Server" and map a share...weird.
Ok, NOW, it shows up...WTF is that all about? Must be Windoze taking it's time to broadcast that the computer is out there. Go figure 
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September 1st, 2009, 06:53 PM
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What if you turn off the windows firewall? That can stop it from showing it up a network | |
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September 1st, 2009, 06:57 PM
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LOL...great "Unable to mount location" "Failed to retrieve share list from server" piece of crap ROFL
Yeah, time for a reboot
Well, that helped...NOT! LOL
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September 1st, 2009, 07:02 PM
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September 1st, 2009, 07:07 PM
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Thanks, that *would* work, but there has got to be something missing. Maybe I need ALL computers on the same workgroup...Ubuntu sees all of the shares on the dang wireless PC without problems...no mapping whatsoever. Why it can't see the ones hardwired 2 feet from it is beyond me right now.
Now, after the reboot, I've lost my file server, but still have the "WORKGROUP" icon. I'm blaming Windows
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September 2nd, 2009, 05:28 AM
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I never waste time with the windows workgroup bs, I just map out all the drives I need access too.
Did it work after you rebooted your windows machine? | |
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