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| Author: | KMJones [ Sat May 29, 2010 7:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Ubuntu 10.04 problem |
I have just installed Ubuntu 10.04 on an new disk, and updated it. The machine is on a home Windows network with 3 WinXP machines and a router, all wired ethernet. Internet (Firefox) works OK through the router. At first everything seemed fine, but soon I found I cannot see the Ubuntu machine from the WinXP machines, although the Ubuntu can see them (it was OK at first). Also, the Ubuntu put itself onto a workgroup by itself called "Workgroup" (the Windows default), but the XP machines are in a group called "Group". "Workgroup" is unavailable from Windows, so it could be a Windows question, but it worked when I first installed the OS. Any ideas please? |
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| Author: | gavomatic57 [ Sun May 30, 2010 7:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ubuntu 10.04 problem |
You need to install Samba in Ubuntu to allow sharing between Windows & Linux https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpSamba That should fix it.. |
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| Author: | KMJones [ Sun May 30, 2010 7:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ubuntu 10.04 problem |
Today things are better! Now I can see the Ubuntu from the WinXP machines! I still would like to move its workgroup to be the same as the Win machines. |
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| Author: | KMJones [ Sun May 30, 2010 9:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ubuntu 10.04 problem |
OK - sorted I think. The help info had me edit the smb.conf file to show the group name, and it seems OK now. I see there are several copies of the file on the system, and the /etc/samba/ one worked. Thanks for the comments anyway! |
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