> what version of ubuntu is each machine running? Both Gutsy, always fully updated.
> do they have avahi installed? (check for the avahi-daemon package). Yes. > have you made changes to the network settings? No. Just noted that I did not use a twisted pair cable. This does not change the issue itself but the functionality. I will, however, return to this bug report when I have bought a twisted pair cable. Please leave this bug report open. -- Ubuntu offers no "zero configuration network" or so (unlike Apple) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/146737 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs