Can't connect Ubuntu to Ubuntu via Samba

Ted Montana

2/20/24, 9:13 AM

Both laptops OS: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS x86_64 There is NO WINDOWS MACHINE involved.

I have Samba running on both smbd version 4.15.13-Ubuntu started.

I turned off all security on the network to allow all traffic (for testing)

No matter which machine I'm on, if I open "Files" and select "Other Locations" under Networks I see the Samba running locally AND the one on the other laptop. I can access the local one with no problem on either laptop. BUT....

When I try to connect to the other laptop I always get the same Message:

"Unable to access location" "Failed to retrieve share list from server: Connection timed out"

I've tried cold starts, changing the workgroup names, etc but nothing lets me connect remotely, only locally. Details below.

---- smb.conf ---------
[global]
server string = SYSTEM-1
workgroup = INVESTIGATIONS
security = user
map to guest = Bad User
name resolve order = bcast host
include = /etc/samba/shares.conf

------ shares.conf ------------------
[Uploads]
path = /share/Uploads
force user = smbuser
force group = smbgroup
create mask = 0664
force create mode = 0664
directory mask = 0775
force directory mode = 0775
public = yes
writeable = yes

[Downloads]
path = /share/Downloads
force user = smbuser
force group = smbgroup
create mask = 0664
force create mode = 0664
directory mask = 0775
force directory mode = 0775
public = yes
writeable = no

0 + 2

samba

Jos

2/20/24, 11:57 AM

Could it be a `ufw` problem? Try this answer: https://askubuntu.com/a/1138007/149708

Morbius1

2/20/24, 12:43 PM

If system-1 is the host name of this server from the client machine connect to it with `nautilus smb://system-1.local/uploads`. Does that work?

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