Can't see contents of windows share on NAS with 8.10

I have got the same problem. I have a small home network with both Windows XP and Ubuntu PC:s.
In 8.4 I can get acess to my Iomega Network Drive but after upgrading to 8.10 I got the same problem as David Samuels. Found the same problem when I tested the Beta 8.10 and hoped it to be solved in the new release. I use the Network drive as a "file-server".

Can we be the only ones with this problem? The world has gone very quiet and I still can't see the NAS drive. There must be a simple explanation or some tweaking via the netwoeking management system but I'm a Linux novice and dodn't know where to start.

I'm having the exact same difficulties with the Iomega NAS.

It seems to be the same problem as with this issue: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+question/49766
This concerns a different brand NAS, but the symptoms are the same.

I haven't tried the tips mentioned in here yet though:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+question/46427

I just tried the suggested fix from #46427 but no joy -- trying to open the share just causes Nautilus to change to my home directory. Thanks for the steer, though.

I also tried the suggested fix #46427 but nothing changes at all.
My shared folders on Windows PC:s have never been any problem, I still have access to them from my Ubuntu stations... it is the network drive that is the only problem.

My situation is exactly the same as A-MF for shared folders on Windows PCs -- I can see them and get to them from my Ubuntu machines. It's just that, although I can see the /public directory on my NAS, I can't get to it either with my browser or using Nautilus.

The following workaround works for me. (my NAS is a 320gb Iomega network disk)

create te mount dir:
sudo mkdir /media/iomegadrive
sudo chown stratofarmer:user /media/iomegadrive

mount the drive to the folder:
smbmount //192.168.1.37/PUBLIC /media/iomegadrive -o guest,nounix,uid=stratofarmer,gid=users

Now I can browse the local folder to which the network drive is mounted.

I shame we can't use vfs...

As a workaround, StradoDude, it does the business. Sadly, it's not the answer because I have to go through that every time I start up. It should be available through Nautilus first off, as it was in 8.04.

The solution seems to be given here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/282298

dowloading the following fixed version of the smb library (for intrepid) is said to solve the problem:
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19559308/libsmbclient_3.2.3-1ubuntu3_i386.deb

The 'solution' I mentioned seems to be for a different problem than mine. The Iomega drives seem to have a more specific problem.

I dowloaded the following fixed version of the smb library (for intrepid)and it did solve my problem:

http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19559308/libsmbclient_3.2.3-1ubuntu3_i386.deb

Now I am able to use my Iomega NAS as I have used it before!

Thanks for your help and assistance!

It may work for you, A-MF, but not for me. It seems that, as StratoDude said, <quote>Iomega drives seem to have a more specific problem.</quote> and you seem to have found a solution. Installing the replacement lib actually makes my situation worse: Nautilus now can't find the drive by itself and I have to address it as smb://fnd/ specifically. And even when I can see the PUBLIC folder, clicking it still makes the display revert to my home directory.

What is consistent, however, is that, if I try the "Connect to server" route from the Places menu, the folder appears momentarily on the desktop and immediately disappears again after forcing a repaint of the entire desktop. This behaviour has persisted since I installed Intrepid.

So far, only StradoDude's mounting workaround is any good!

I am having the same problem with Intrepid 8.10. Trying to mount through Nautilus just flashes and take me to my home directory. I am using an Iomega 500GB Home Network Ethernet drive.

The package listed:
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/19559308/libsmbclient_3.2.3-1ubuntu3_i386.deb
did not help.

I'll try StradoDude's mounting workaround I guess.

I hope that someone is looking into it.

Well StradoDude's mounting workaround (see above) worked for me (thanks for the workaround Strat).

So, I added the

smbmount //000.000.000.000/PUBLIC /media/iomegadrive -o guest,nounix,uid=XXXXXXX,gid=users

(where 000.000.000.000 is the IP address of the drive and XXXXXXX is the userID. I also trimmed off the "gid=users" option.)

command to the "Startup Programs" (System>Preferences>Session)

Now it mounts automatically on login.

I do get a stop error on shutdown or restart with Startodude's workaround, but hey, at least I have access to the NAS again for now.

Ubuntonaut:

I've done exactly the same for the time being. I, too, hope that something is being done somewhere about this problem; if you search the various fora for "smb" or "samba", you'll quite quickly find that Intrepid upgraders with NAS devices are all screwed and unhappy!

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