[Bug 811518] Re: SAMBA cannot browse Workgroups, name resolve order

[Felix]

OKAY, this is not fixed yet. Where do i have to send a patch to? It
really is as easy as writing

name resolve order = bcast wins lmhosts host

into smb.conf. Everytime a new Ubuntu is installed users are
experiencing this and think "fuck, not even shares work". Considering
they raged about gfx drivers, flash, java, multi monitor setup etc
before, it is a great addition to spend a few hours searching for this
one.

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Title:
  SAMBA cannot browse Workgroups, name resolve order

Status in “samba” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Since a lot of years every fresh *ubuntu installation has the same
  issue. They are not able to browse the network in any way, even crash
  most of the time. The fix is easy and everyone knows about it but
  nothing changed over such a long time.

  You could really improve user experience for new users with this
  default line in the smb.conf:

  
  "name resolve order = wins bcast lmhosts host"

  Right now the default order does not work for LANs.

  Cheers

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