CAJA: Browse Network -> Windows Network -> "Failed to retrieve share list from server: No such file or directory"

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Hi,

When i use CAJA and navigate to “Browse Network” -> “Windows Network” i get an error: “Failed to retrieve share list from server: No such file or directory”

I can navigate fine with smb://ip-address, but when i want to browse the network i get an error.

I have another machine with 16.04 & nautilus and it works just fine.

What am i missing ?

2

Hello,

Is required port open in your firewall ?
Try to disable your firewall for one test only.

Kr,

3

@moocan

Yes :slight_smile: , seems to be part of the problem. When i disable it i have no error.

But CAJA does not show any servers either. So i ran smbtree to see where i would get any errors.
But none appeared according to smbtree all is fine ? :confused:

4

Hello,

What kind of smb server do you have ? Windows ? Samba ?
Try to restart your NetworkManager service and keep firewall off (for testing).
Do you have something else between your workstation and your smb server ?

Try to use nmap to scan opened port from your workstation with something like
UDP Port: $ sudo nmap -sU your.smbserver.ip.address
TCP Port: $ sudo nmap -sS your.smbserver.ip.address

There is a gui available for nmap if you prefer : zenmap

Kr

5

Since Ubuntu version 17.10, the minimun version of the CIFS/samba protocol has been changed for security and performance reasons. Unfortunately, that breaks the network browsing function (which requieres version 1).

Check the following article for a way to change this:

https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/ubuntu-beaver-samba-shares.html

6

Everything is 100% samba and i can browse fine with Ubuntu-Gnome 16.04 LTS on the same network. Lets say its working like it should. All devices can see the network except for the 18.04 ubuntu-mate box.

After you pointed out turning of the firewall so that the bcast was allowed. Smbtree shows the shares: yeee :sunny:

$ smbtree -v
WORKGROUP
	\\SERVER1         		
		\\SERVER1\IPC$           	IPC Service ()
		\\SERVER1\data         	
		\\SERVER1\free         	
		\\SERVER1\broad     	
		\\SERVER1\media            	
		\\SERVER1\burst          	
		\\SERVER1\browse         	
		\\SERVER1\broke  	
	\\SERVER2          		
		\\SERVER2\IPC$           	IPC Service ()
		\\SERVER2\data         	
		\\SERVER2\beyond       	
		\\SERVER2\broke     	
		\\SERVER2\bust          	
		\\SERVER2\browse      	
		\\SERVER2\free         	
$

However these should show under “Windows Network”, but they don’t.

7

So i added under the smb.conf as suggest by @gabdub

[global]
   client max protocol = NT1

Then i rebooted the computer and there they are :smile:

Thanks guys, problems solved!

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