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

[Martin G Miller]

Thank you for that link.  There is an opt-out provided for DNS
redirection.  I tried that and with the smb.conf set back to the
default, the network browse gui is now working.  If i try a ping <any
name> however, it returns a "host unknown" error.  Pinging to the ip
address works as expected.  So, there is still a name resolution issue
of some kind here.

Is there some reason Ubuntu does not do the same kind of SMB broadcast
resolution on local names as Windows?  I don't mind tinkering a bit, as
that's how I learn, but I'm thinking of the average new user who tries
to network his home or small office and this stuff just does not work as
expected.

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