Linux mint networking issue

[philthefluter]

Hello there - very much a middle aged Newbie
Just installed Mint 14 on an old laptop to have a play and making some progress. Having an issue with networking with the other computers on my home network.

My three windows computers can see my Linux machine and can access the files on it OK

My linux machine can see the workgroup (called workgroup) on my windows network and I have intermittently been able to see the icons for the other three computers in the network window - but I am unable to access them. Im getting the error - UNABLE TO MOUNT LOCATION - Failed to retrieve file list from server,.

Can anyone tell me where to start looking?

David

[TheDynamicHamza21]

I don't know much about networks but this may help.

Run terminal and enter this command

gksudo gedit /etc/hosts

and add computer ip address and name in hosts file. Save and exit.

Sample ip and name:

192.168.120.65 blablaPcName

Thats all.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/74789/fa ... e-with-nau

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http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2095894
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2099018

[altair4]

Please go through the checklist first:

Samba Browsing Problems Checklist: viewtopic.php?f=42&t=88146&start=0

If you still have issues post the output of the following commannds:

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testparm -s

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smbtree

[bobsmith]

To TheDynamicHamza21:

I'm not the OP, but I was searching for a quick fix for the same issue and tripped upon your post. I wasn't able to access a Windows PC after being able to access it for some time. It just stopped working out of the blue. Your post completely solved the issue. I was able to immediately shoot to the Windows PC without the grinding/searching it used to do. It shot to the Windows PC instantaneously. Thanks!

[philthefluter]

To Dynamichamza21

Thanks for the advice. However when I run this command in terminal all I get is this

david@david-M7x0K ~ $ gksudo gedit /etc/hosts
david@david-M7x0K ~ $ gksudo gedit /etc/hosts
david@david-M7x0K ~ $ gksudo gedit /etc/hosts
david@david-M7x0K ~ $

I dont get any other results. What am I doing wrong? Asypu can see I tried it three times. Im feeling a bit stupid already....

[philthefluter]

hello altair4

Thanks for the advice. I tried the 5 stage fix you suggested to no avail. I post the results of the other commandsyou suggested below

david@david-M7x0K ~ $ testparm -s
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
rlimit_max: increasing rlimit_max (1024) to minimum Windows limit (16384)
Processing section "[printers]"
Processing section "[print$]"
Processing section "[david]"
Loaded services file OK.
Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
[global]
server string = %h server (Samba, LinuxMint)
map to guest = Bad User
obey pam restrictions = Yes
pam password change = Yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
unix password sync = Yes
syslog = 0
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 1000
dns proxy = No
wins support = Yes
usershare allow guests = Yes
panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
idmap config * : backend = tdb

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
create mask = 0700
printable = Yes
print ok = Yes
browseable = No

[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/printers

[david]
path = /home/david
guest ok = Yes
david@david-M7x0K ~ $

avid@david-M7x0K ~ $ smbtree
Enter david's password:
WORKGROUP
\\DAVID-M7X0K david-M7x0K server (Samba, LinuxMint)
\\DAVID-M7X0K\Epson-Stylus-SX410 EPSON Epson Stylus SX410
\\DAVID-M7X0K\IPC$ IPC Service (david-M7x0K server (Samba, LinuxMint))
\\DAVID-M7X0K\david
\\DAVID-M7X0K\print$ Printer Drivers

[altair4]

hello altair4

Thanks for the advice. I tried the 5 stage fix you suggested to no avail.

Liar Liar Pants On Fire You didn't do this one or it would show up in the output of the "testparm -s" command:

Rearrange the order to make bcast first by adding a line to the [global] section - right under the "workgroup" line:

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name resolve order = bcast host lmhosts wins

Then restart samba:

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sudo service smbd restart
sudo service nmbd restart

Wait 5 minutes or so and then see if "testparm -s" shows the line and then see if smbtree shows your windows machines.

[altair4]

However when I run this command in terminal all I get is this

david@david-M7x0K ~ $ gksudo gedit /etc/hosts
david@david-M7x0K ~ $ gksudo gedit /etc/hosts
david@david-M7x0K ~ $ gksudo gedit /etc/hosts
david@david-M7x0K ~ $

I dont get any other results.

I don't know what's going on there. Can you open nemo as root and double click the hosts file to edit it?

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gksu nemo /etc

EDIT: Just so happens I had a VBox VM of Mint14-Mate opened up and I ran: "gksudo gedit /etc/hosts". Know what happens? THe same thing that happened to you. You using Mate by any chance. Does this work:

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gksudo pluma /etc/hosts

BTW, the only way this method of creating a lookup table in /etc/hosts will work consistently is if all the machines on your network have static ip addresses. If your router is giving out ip addresses using dhcp then with 4 machines the possibility is good that some of them will not have the same ip address the next time they boot.

[philthefluter]

Hello again Altair4

Good news - gksudo pluma etc/hosts command worked. I have added the IP addresses and computer names of windows computers and I can now see their folders and files.
# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
192.168.1.67 David-Laptop
192.168.1.65 Joan-PC

One tip for anyone else who has this issue. You need to add the computers in ascending order of IP address. Otherwise if doesnt work.

Thanks to all who contributed