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Unable the connect to another Ubuntu Computer From Ubuntu

Asked by richbroo

I have two computer that have Ubuntu 7.04 installed on them and also have a working network running. I am unable to see or connect to the other computer. Both are able to connect to the boardband internet that we have. Using Samba dose not work as well.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Your computer (A) and (B)
What are the ip of A and B ( get it from terminal with ifconfig -a )
Are they connected on a lan by a lan cable connected to an Hub...?
Can you ping B from A and A to B...?
If so...
Are Samba service started... on both pc...?
Are there any configurated firewall script...on both A and B pc...?
Have you added user on Samba...?
Please post here your /etc/samba/smb.conf

This a video for Ubuntu 6.10 but is fine even to 7.04 that may help you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad17kma8rNM

HTH

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