Windows computers can see Linux Mint but Mint can't see ANYTHING on network...

[alamal]

I installed Mint 18.3 and then someone mentioned installing 18 as it was more network friendly but to no avail. I've installed Samba.
I've scoured the internet and these forums but nothing.
I am as new as new can get.
I can see Mint on my other Windows pc's but on the Mint computer I can't see anything on the network including another Mint computer. None of the Mint pc's can see anything. What am I missing?

[altair4]

Go through the checklist first please: Samba Browsing Problems Checklist

And this isn't the Ubuntu forum so please tell people what desktop environment you are running: Cinnamon, MATE, XFCE, or the other one...

[Spearmint2]

Open your file manager, put this in the URL or location line to see if it will work.

network:///

[alamal]

When I type in network:///, all that pops up is Windows Network. I click on that and nothing.

[alamal]

In reply to altair's post.
All the programs are starting up.
The hostname is less than 15.
I'm running Cinnamon.
Not sure about Name Resolution but here's what I get:
petey@LinuxMint ~ $ name resolve order=Imhosts wins host bcast
No command 'name' found, did you mean:
Command 'nama' from package 'nama' (universe)
Command 'named' from package 'bind9' (main)
Command 'lame' from package 'lame' (universe)
Command 'mame' from package 'mame' (multiverse)
Command 'nam' from package 'nam' (universe)
Command 'namei' from package 'util-linux' (main)
Command 'uname' from package 'coreutils' (main)
Command 'nvme' from package 'nvme-cli' (universe)
name: command not found

The firewall is off.
NMAP RESULTS:
Starting Nmap 7.01 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2018-04-03 05:45 CDT
Nmap scan report for 192.168.0.104
Host is up (0.000013s latency).
Not shown: 1992 closed ports
PORT STATE SERVICE
139/tcp open netbios-ssn
445/tcp open microsoft-ds
68/udp open|filtered dhcpc
123/udp open ntp
137/udp open netbios-ns
138/udp open|filtered netbios-dgm
631/udp open|filtered ipp
5353/udp open|filtered zeroconf

Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 4.19 seconds

Did 5c
Did 6

[alamal]

Weeeeeeeell, I screwed something up as now, when I rebooted, I lost the NETWORK listing in the file manager.

[altair4]

petey@LinuxMint ~ $ name resolve order=Imhosts wins host bcast
No command 'name' found, did you mean:

name resolve order isn't a command you run in a terminal. It is what you have to add to /etc/samba/smb.conf under the workgroup = WORKGROUP line. And it isn't lmhosts wins host bcast. Please look at the howto.

[alamal]

I TOLD you I was a newbie!

[alamal]

So now what do I do?

[altair4]

Are you talking about this:

Weeeeeeeell, I screwed something up as now, when I rebooted, I lost the NETWORK listing in the file manager.

Do you mean you have no Network link on the side panel of Nemo? And I'm assuming you are using Mint Cinnamon?

I don't even know what I would have to do to remove it so try opening a terminal and run:

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nemo network:///

BTW, based on the nmap output you have no other machines in your network except one and it appears to be you.

[alamal]

I can type in network:/// into the address bar without terminal and get Windows Network. Once I click on that it shows nothing.

You only see ONE machine on NMAP and THAT IS my problem! I actually have THREE more on the network that CAN'T be seen by my two Linux machines.
Now, the only machine that can see my Linux machine is my Win10. The other two Win machines can't see the Linux machine.

[altair4]

Then this isn't a samba issue ... well ... let's say it is more than a samba issue. It's a networking issue. Samba depends on the network.

It almost sounds like your linux machine is in a subnet of the other machines. That will happen if you have multiple routers in place or some other convoluted network setup.

See if you can ping any of the other machines by their ip address:

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ping -c3 192.168.0.100

Change 192.168.0.100 to the ip address of the machine you want to connect to.

[alamal]

Could a switch cause this?
This is how it's setup...Modem to router to switch. I've never had a problem with any Win machines.
In the meantime I'll ping the others.