@Till your command line don't work for me because : Patrice == 192.168.1.103
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ smbclient -N -L 192.168.1.103 session request to 192.168.1.103 failed (Called name not present) session request to 192 failed (Called name not present) session request to *SMBSERVER failed (Called name not present) I had to replace IP by netbios name : [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ smbclient -N -L Patrice Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- C Disk D Disk PRINTER$ Disk HP 1120C A3 Printer GRAVEUR Disk LECTEUR CD Disk APIBAT Disk SLI Disk SISPRO Disk ECODIAL3 Disk ECOBAT Disk IPC$ IPC Remote Inter Process Communication Server Comment --------- ------- Workgroup Master --------- ------- We do not have name server/samba server. -- adding smb printer difficult on large networks https://launchpad.net/bugs/58403 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs