[Lucid] Network Error

[NoOp]

On 08/23/2010 04:30 PM, Jim Smith wrote:
> When I click on the "Network" location the window opens showing "Windows 
> Network."
> Clicking on that item gives the following error message: "Unable to 
> mount location, failed to retrieve share list from server." Curious as 
> this did not happen before the upgrade to Lucid. Using the Lucid LiveCD 
> the network mounts fine and I can do the usual things with the shared 
> files on our other computer. Ideas? Googling didn't get me anything 
> seemingly connected with Lucid. Probably right in front of me, just 
> can't see it.

<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&complete=0&q=ubuntu+%2B"+failed+to+retrieve+share+list+from+server"&btnG=Search>

Anyway; what is the output of:

$ findsmb

and what do you have in this line of /etc/samba/smb.conf?

# Change this to the workgroup/NT-domain name your Samba server will part of
   workgroup =

Typically, I try to keep all of my machines on the same workgroup when
possible.