I think I found a solution for this nasty bug. In /etc/samba/smb.conf acivate the "name resolve order" line and change it to:
name resolve order = wins bcast The "host" component of the search tries browsing the internet and makes the search hang. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gvfs in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/775117 Title: Thunar hangs on first launch of each session To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gvfs/+bug/775117/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs