Hello, er, this might be a hazard to your health :-) 2 HARDY and 2 WINDOWS computers on a LAN.
I think I have confused my system. And myself. Talking about this Hardy computer as an example: Hosts file first two lines: 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.1.1 ubuntu-server.<my-internet-domain-name>.org ubuntu-server Hostname file: ubuntu-server The Windows network is called CEDARS. I installed samba and in Places>Network could see all Windows computers, this Hardy computer (ubuntu-server) and the Windows Network icon. Clicking Windows Network gave me the Windows network icon, CEDARS. Clicking that showed me all the Windows computers - again. Then I read a samba wiki and pdf - big mistake as it said I didn't need samba to share printers and files. So, I just uninstalled samba by synaptic using complete removal. Now I still see all the same Windows Network and CEDARS icons but NOT THIS COMPUTER. And when I click Windows Network>CEDARS I see the Windows computers again. This computer (ubuntu-server) doesn't show anywhere. And now opening Windows computers has become very slow. And they can no longer see this Hardy computer, ubuntu-server nor its printers. Ouch. Double-ouch. What have I done? You might validly ask why I uninstalled samba anyway. Well, because on this computer I am testing Hardy AMD64 and it set up the network so that Places>Network showed all computers - ubuntus' and Windows'. And without the Windows Network and CEDARS icons. I don't really like seeing all Windows computers plus the Windows Network icon in Places Network - and I am peeved this computer isn't there (ubuntu-server) as that probably is why nobody else can see it now? I need to share files and printers on the Windows computers and vice-versa. Can anybody help me please so I don't see the Windows computers twice and so that I can regain sharing? Thank you in anticipation - but if it's easy without samba I can't work it out! David -- ubuntu-au mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
