[Bug 389909] [NEW] Nautilus can't browse local network if ISP uses DNS redirection

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This has affected  8.04.1 and .2 and 8.10 and 9.04.  I have over 12
machines spread over 3 separate networks in 3 different towns that all
have the same problem.  From the day their ISP started using DNS
redirection, the ability to click on Places > Network and browse the
local network has essentially been unusable.  It takes over a minute and
a half to just display the gui and then it fails to display the network
properly, if at all.  Network places that are displayed often return
error messages if clicked on.   Sometimes running the Network browse gui
several times in a row returns normal function, sometimes it does not.

The fix is very simple.  
Edit /etc/samba/smb.conf
Change the resolve order and remove the leading semicolon.  Log off and back on and network browsing returns to normal.  I have yet to find any negative affects from this change and it seems trivial to have it done by default.

change this:
# What naming service and in what order should we use to resolve host names
# to IP addresses
;   name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast
    
to this:
# What naming service and in what order should we use to resolve host names
# to IP addresses
    name resolve order = lmhosts wins bcast host

Notice that host has been moved from 2nd place to 4th place.

** Affects: hundredpapercuts
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: samba (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Nautilus can't browse local network if ISP uses DNS redirection
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/389909
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