Intermittent network connection problem

[Jim Byrnes]

Fred Roller wrote:
> Jim Byrnes wrote:
>> I have only been a Ubuntu(9.10) user for about a week now so my
>> terminology may not be completely correct.
>>   
> 
> No problem, welcome to the community.
>> I need to be able to connect to Ubuntu from my other machine that runs
>> OS/2 and about half the time I can. Other times OS/2 responds that the
>> network path is incorrect despite the fact that it is correct.  The
>> times that I can connect if I go to the network places  with the network
>> -> file browser I see 2 entries. One is a windows network entry with a
>> file folder for an icon and the other I assume is an unix-nfs entry that
>> has an icon that looks like a server rack
>>   
> 
> I am assuming that by "connecting" you are just trying to get a network 
> shared folder.  Without knowing how your network is setup I will also 
> assume each machine has a share for moving documents.  Does the windows 
> system have the same trouble with the ubuntu?

Yes, I have a small home peer network with each machine having a defined 
share.  i can't test Window because Ubuntu is dual booted on that machine.

>> The times I cannot connect the unix-nfs entry is missing.  I have looked
>> for ways to enable it but have been unsuccessful.  So far the only
>> solution is to reboot until I get a connection.
>>
>> I don't understand why sometimes I can connect and others I cannot. Any
>> help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Regards,  Jim
>>   
> 
> I don't know why OS/2 would have the connectivity problem.  Have you set 
> up "Samba" on the Ubuntu sytem?  Samba is a windows compatible file 
> sharing setup, read more here 
> http://www.samba.org/samba/what_is_samba.html .   If you have not set up 
> Samba it's easy:

I installed and setup Samba and it all seemed to go smoothly.
I don't believe it is an OS/2 problem, at first I did but now I don't. 
When OS/2 says it can't connect looking at network->file browser shows 
only the Windows share not the Samara one that OS/2 uses.  Just this 
morning when I booted up only the Windows share was shown and I could 
not connect with Os/2, I rebooted Ubuntu and this time there were two 
network connections shown and OS/2 connected.

It is this inconsistent behavior that has me puzzled and I can't seem to 
find a way to manually enable a connection once I have booted Ubuntu.


Thanks,  Jim

>     1. Right click on your desktop and choose "Create Folder"
>     2. Name it "Share Ubuntu"
>     3. Right click this folder and choose "Sharing Options"
>     4. For now check ALL three boxes
> 
> At this point if you do /not/ have Samba installed on your system you 
> will be prompted to do so.  Once Samba is done then the "Share Ubuntu" 
> folder should have a hand under it indicating sharing.  If not then just 
> repeat steps 3 and 4 again.
> 
> Go to your other system and go to "My Network" (or equivalent) you 
> should see your folder in "Workgroup".  If this proves stable for you 
> then repeat as necessary on the folders you want to share from Ubuntu.  
> Good luck and let us know how it goes.
>