the article seems to have some bloopers. It's pretty easy, but the
service is called "smb" not samba. If you want to run a samba server,
you need to have smbd and smbd start at boot. Optionally winbindd,
depending on what you want to do.

I always suggest that people install webmin and manage the samba shares
using the web interface.

You said webmin right.
Im not finding that one

http://webmin.com/download.html -

Also I see a typo in my earlier post - I meant to write that you should
start smbd and nmbd

You're making it way too complicated, it's really simple.

On one computer, select a folder in Nautilus and right-click on it. Select
"sharing options." You might be prompted to install some software; if that
happens, install it and start over. A window will open called "Folder Sharing."
Click on "share this folder" and give it a name. Also click on "allow others..."
and "guest access." Click on "create share" and exit from Nautilus.

From another computer, open the "place" called "network." It's all double-click
from here, on my network I go to "Windows network," then the workgroup, then the
computer, then the share. Done.

I have two computers with 10.04 on them.
I did as you said.
On Ubuntu computer 1 when I click on Network I see three icons:
2 that look like rack servers, one is a windows laptop and one is that
computer itself, the other icon is Windows Network.

Next I see Workgroup which I click on and then I see nothing from there.


On Ubuntu 2 when I click on Network I get the error "Unable to mount
location: Failed to retrieve share list from server."

Quick update, I rebooted and now on Ubuntu 1 under network I see
"...public files on computer" and on Ubuntu 2, there is no such icon
under network.

I have read about people encountering that kind of problem, but I've never seen
it myself. (I try a distro almost every month, and file sharing has worked every
single time for me.)

Perhaps you have one or more firewalls running. You only need a firewall if you
don't trust a computer on your network, for example if you have a tenant sharing
your internet. (If your computer is attached to your modem, with no router,
then you need a firewall.)

Also, some routers can be set up to block communication between computers on the
local network.

During the double-clicking, it can take up to a minute to get a response. I
doubt if you gave up after 10 seconds, though. One thing I have found: always
start at the right place, "windows network," don't skip a step.

On my first machine I dont have a firewall turned on.
Actually, for some reason I CANT turn it on. Something about eth0 always
being unavailable.

On the second machine (my computer), I do run firestarter so I can see
whats going on.

I turned it off but Im still having the same problems.

Someone suggested sshfs so Im looking into that.

Finally something is working out :D

I got this sshfs to work!!!!

It doesnt sound that exciting to you guys but to get something that should be
simple to work that hasnt been - Im all about it :D

Yea, I finally found that out............