[Bug 375593] Re: cannot browse samba shares without editing smb.conf

[Thierry Carrez]

The problem is apparently in your DNS resolution. Basically the master
browser says that "UPSTAIRS" exists. But when you browse it tries to
resolve UPSTAIRS to an IP address...

With the default resolve order, it tries DNS resolution before
broadcast. For some reason (I suspect a DNS that answers something where
it shouldn't, like OpenDNS) your DNS resolves UPSTAIRS -> 67.63.55.3.
That timeouts and fails.

If you switch to bcast before hosts then it asks locally on your LAN
"who is UPSTAIRS" et gets the right answer.

Setting as invalid as your DNS should not answer 67.63.55.3 when you ask
for UPSTAIRS. It should either fail to answer or return the IP address
of the UPSTAIRS machine. Try "ping UPSTAIRS" to double-check...

** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Invalid

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cannot browse samba shares without editing smb.conf
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/375593
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