cannot network 14.04

Asked by William Gamache

installed 14.04 on my dell optiplex 755 desktop, ethernet connected, also on sony viao laptop. now they cannot see each other on the network. enabled file shareing in both. when I browse for network I get nothing. I was running 12.04 and had no problems. Do I have to create a server ? I am kind of a newb and dont know programming....If it makes a difference I am on att u verse high speed.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#1

If you have enabled file sharing then the system is already a file server.

Can you ping the IP of the other system rather than the name?

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William Gamache (bgama12001) said :
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william@william-OptiPlex-755:~$ ping 192.168.1.80
PING 192.168.1.80 (192.168.1.80) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=3.41 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=2.75 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=1.71 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=3.72 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=3.94 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=2.83 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=2.08 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=9 ttl=64 time=4.18 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=10 ttl=64 time=2.74 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=11 ttl=64 time=1.66 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=12 ttl=64 time=1.54 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=13 ttl=64 time=3.00 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=14 ttl=64 time=1.95 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=15 ttl=64 time=1.61 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=16 ttl=64 time=3.37 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=17 ttl=64 time=1.76 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=18 ttl=64 time=1.45 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=19 ttl=64 time=2.05 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=20 ttl=64 time=1.49 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=21 ttl=64 time=1.55 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=22 ttl=64 time=1.52 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=23 ttl=64 time=1.87 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=24 ttl=64 time=2.16 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=25 ttl=64 time=2.46 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=26 ttl=64 time=1.58 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=27 ttl=64 time=1.51 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=28 ttl=64 time=1.60 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=29 ttl=64 time=1.45 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=30 ttl=64 time=3.39 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=31 ttl=64 time=3.51 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.80: icmp_seq=32 ttl=64 time=2.29 ms
^C
--- 192.168.1.80 ping statistics ---
32 packets transmitted, 31 received, 3% packet loss, time 31040ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 1.450/2.331/4.183/0.840 ms
william@william-OptiPlex-755:~$

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William Gamache (bgama12001) said :
#3

This shows they can ping but still won't see eachother

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#4

If you run:

smbtree

Do you see the other system and it's shares?

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William Gamache (bgama12001) said :
#5

william@william-OptiPlex-755:~$ smbtree
Enter william's password:
WORKGROUP
 \\ william-OptiPlex-755 server (Samba, Ubuntu)
 \\ cristina-VGN-NR120E server (Samba, Ubuntu)
william@william-OptiPlex-755:~$
 yes it seems to be ... SO am I not typeing in the correct server address or something? Like I said I am a newb. Under 12.04 lts when I clicked on files and went to Browse Network they were already listed but under Files on 14.04 I have to connect to serve and when I type in "smb://foo.cristina-VGN-NR120E" I get Oops! Something went wrong.Unhandled error message: Failed to retrieve share list from server: Connection refused. This is new now.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#6

Wait, are both systems Linux based?

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William Gamache (bgama12001) said :
#7

Yes

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William Gamache (bgama12001) said :
#8

Yes

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William Gamache (bgama12001) said :
#9

You Guys still There? Please tell me what am I doing wrong?

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#10

Why are you using junk Samba then? If you install openssh-server you can connect using SFTP using your Linux account on the system you are connecting to. This is also secure and if you port forward port 22/TCP on your router to one of the systems you will be able to copy to and from the system while you are outside your own network.

Your file manager can connect to SFTP and will treat it like a local filesystem. Much easier.

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William Gamache (bgama12001) said :
#11

Okay tried to figure all that out to no avail ssh server is not user friendly... Tried filezilla with better results .. At least I could transfer files. Thanks for the help. I did accomplish what I needed to do. But I am very dissapointed with Ubuntu now. Samba file share though Ubuntu was a very big selling point for me. Simple quick and easy...I do appreciate very much all the help you guys have given me. This forum is the best

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William Gamache (bgama12001) said :
#12

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#13

How is it not friendly? It uses the Linux ACLs for what you can access and the account you log in to Ubuntu with. You can also mount SSHFS in nautilus and it will act just like a folder you mount with Samba. The access is totally transparent and Filezilla is not strictly necessary. It is also secure unlike Samba.

May still be relevant
http://m.webupd8.org/2009/12/2-ways-to-mount-folder-filesystem.html?m=1

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William Gamache (bgama12001) said :
#14

Thank You Andrew that was alot easyer to understand than the website I tried to work from... Also figured out what I did wrong with the samba and it is running too ... Not that I am useing it ... Just happy I was able to find my mistakes. ssh is alot better and more secure Thanks for that !!!! Like I said I am still new to this and thank you for your patience and understanding... Once again I am in Love with my Ubuntu !!! LOL Thanx !!!