Thank you for that link. There is an opt-out provided for DNS redirection. I tried that and with the smb.conf set back to the default, the network browse gui is now working. If i try a ping <any name> however, it returns a "host unknown" error. Pinging to the ip address works as expected. So, there is still a name resolution issue of some kind here.
Is there some reason Ubuntu does not do the same kind of SMB broadcast resolution on local names as Windows? I don't mind tinkering a bit, as that's how I learn, but I'm thinking of the average new user who tries to network his home or small office and this stuff just does not work as expected. -- cannot browse samba shares without editing smb.conf https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/375593 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
