Sorry if the bug description was not clear. The reason for staring this bug is not an attempt to fix this flaw in the smb protocol, but to have Ubuntu fail gracefully, while providing an error which helps the user diagnose, understand and correct the issue.
The error should attempt to explain the issue: == Failed to retrieve share list from server. It is possible the server you are attempting to browse has the same hostname as you (or another node). To avoid this collision, please change hostnames on your network to be unique. Optionally, you can connect to the remote share by IP address in "Places > Connect to server" to circumvent the issue. == -- Cannot retreive share list if samba client and server have the same hostname https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/338411 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs