Ubuntu: Unable to browse Windows 7 Notebook from Ubuntu
Channel: Roel Van de Paar
Date: 2019-09-04

Ubuntu: Unable to browse Windows 7 Notebook from Ubuntu


The Question: I can see and connect to Ubuntu box from Windows 7 Laptop, but the Ubuntu box
keeps telling me failed to retriever share list from server.
The laptop shows up in the list of computers in the workgroup but even when
connecting by using the IP address, I get an error cannot display location
"smb://xxx.xxx.x.xx and Failed to retrieve share list from server ......
Pleas advise what could be wrong. Ubuntu box is running a 32 bit version of the
OS whereas the Windows 7 laptop is running an X64 version of Win7 & Ult.

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== This solution helped 1 person ==
Please see this post
****** https://askubuntu.com/questions/10601/nautilus-wants-a-password-when-i-
try-connecting-to-a-public-windows-share ******
It mentions setting up a speific "guest" permission on the share. I'll give it
a shot and let you know how it went, but the OP from that thread has accepted
the answer.

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