hello can confirm that this bug may be caused by settings in /etc/nsswitch.conf.
In my case, I have Hardy, installed with samba, firestarter (running at startup) and winbind. adding the value "wins" in the line in /etc/nsswitch.conf: hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4 wins causes the problem for me, removing "wins" from nsswithc.conf and logging out and logging on fixed the problem. i can again access samba shares and files. adding "wins" was supposed to ping samba PCs via their PC Names instead of their IP numbers 192.168.x.x, etc. I added that line after installing winbind. -- Connect to smb server by name doesn't work, but by IP address does https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/235560 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
