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after upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 file sharing doesn't always work
I have a laptop and a desktop at home with the laptop connected via WiFi and the desktop over a cable. Both of them are running only Ubuntu 13.04 after upgrading from 12.10.
On Ubuntu 12.10 I had ...
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Very poor file transfer performance
Just recently, my system is really struggling to move large amounts of data (sometimes few big files, sometimes many small ones). The trouble occurs when the files are being moved off of my hardrive ...
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internet problem
I am pinging another system -- its working but when other system is trying for pinging , it's not working. This problem is occuring in windows too I have already changed my lan wire. When attempting ...
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Ubuntu Samba user already logged in (ghost user)
Situation is following. I have two PCs. Server (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS) and Client (Windows 7). I set up VPN with samba share (each user has it's own shared folder). Everything worked fine untill Client PC ...
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Samba shares, using smb.conf or /var/lib/samba/usershare
Ok, so I caused my own problem by trying to be funny. And now I am very confused about how to fix it.
So here we go:
Our server has had 2 open shares since day one. only one of them offered windows ...
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How to connect two Ubuntu PCs to local network (without Windows PCs)?
How can I connect two Ubuntu PCs to local network using Wi-Fi or direct ethernet cable connect for files transmission? I don't have Windows, so I don't want to install Samba.
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configure simutaneous connections, one for internet, one for home/work network
I have 12.10 on my laptop and I use my cellphone to go online but when I'm home I want to be able to plug into my other laptop with just a cable. My phone will act as a router if I want and I can file ...
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How to make a home server using Ubuntu desktop?
I was thinking to make my Ubuntu desktop machine in file server for using it at home .
I am having one old laptop . Could I use it as a file server so my other 4 system can download data or view data ...
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How do I re-install Samba?
I recently followed a guide to configure Samba but I couldn't get it configured properly. After realizing that the guide was six years out of date I thought I should start again.
I reinstalled samba ...
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Why can't I browse network shares on 12.04?
This is driving me nuts. I recently did a fresh install of 12.04 on three computers (two laptops, one desktop). For a while, I was able to connect to my FreeNAS media server through Browse Network, ...
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How can I set up full access sharing on my network?
I want to setup a home network that grants full access to and from all machines in my home. All 4 of my machines are running Ubuntu 12.04. I tried setting up filesharing but have 2 problems with this: ...
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How to use zeroconf in Kubuntu 12.04
I have two laptops sitting next to each other, both running Kubuntu 12.04, and my goal here is to share files between them using Zeroconf networking. Here's what the wiki says about how to configure ...
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Can't see other computer on network
My friend and me are connected via LAN router, and we both have Ubuntu 12.04. There is a problem with network. My friend can see my computer on network, but I can't see his computer. I can ping him ...
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Windows 7 won't let me connect to my Ubuntu samba share
I set up samba on my 12.04 Ubuntu install. I shared a folder from my home directory.
When I go to my Windows 7 box, I can see the Ubuntu box on the network, but when I try to connect, I get a ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7
We have a movie file where we all log in and watch a movie from a folder. The three Windows based systems accesses okay but the Ubuntu says its connected but can't access the folder.
I have found ...
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why samba share files are not able to access by some user for some time?
I'm running samba on Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS, I've some folders on samba share and created some user to access it, but suddenly some of the user are not able to access it for a certain time only.
For ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 WiFi wpa 2 connected to router but Can only be accessed by ssh
The problem is that my Ubuntu server 12.04 can only be accessed by ssh. It connects to the router with a wifi wpa 2 encryption. Im not using a firewall, and it should be sharing to both windows and ...
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How do I share a folder on SAMBA?
I want to share my home folder with my Windows machine, but I have no idea how to share the folder.
I can't find any up-to-date guides on Google, so how can I share my home directory?
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How do I set up file sharing between two Ubuntu laptops on my wireless network?
I have two laptops running Ubuntu 12.04. Both connect to the same WIFI network to access internet.
How do I connect them to each other so that I can access files on one from another and vice versa?
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connecting ubuntu with 7 via network cable
i was tryin to connect my ubuntu toshiba satalite L650 laptop with my desktop via a network cable so that i can share things and remotely control the desktop from the laptop, i googled the problem out ...
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How to view network shares in a consitant way?
How do I make ubuntu show network shares the same in every application? I cannot access network shares from certain applications at all. If it isn't possible to make a consistent interface, is there ...
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How to enable file sharing between two PCs?
How to enable file sharing between two Ubuntu Oneiric PCs.
I have installed Samba both machines
I have changed permissions to all
create guest accounts
file is in home folder
Why cant I see shared ...
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Why can't i copy files to my NAS?
I can normally access all of my NAS shares without issue from my Ubuntu laptop. I have bookmarked all of the shares without issue, although they are a little slow to access.
However moving files ...
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How can I transfer files between two Ubuntu computers on a LAN without installing additional software?
I know I can install Samba or openssh-server to be able to share files between two Ubuntu computers. Is there a way to share files without installing additional packages?
I installed Ubuntu on two ...
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How do I share files between two computers connected to a router?
I have a desktop and a laptop both connected by cables to a router.
I thought the computers were supposed to show up in Nautilus in the Network folder. That way I could then easily share files ...
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Need help with Two Ubuntu based system sharing in Samba
I have a laptop and desktop running Ubuntu and Xubuntu respectively both are 64 bit 11.10 version
I use XBMC on both machines to play media.
I want to access my media on dekstop and play on my ...
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Share my DVD drive with my Mac Mini over LAN
I've got a Mac Mini that doesn't have a DVD drive. Apple says you can share a DVD drive over the network, but their "magical" approach only works with Windows and other Macs.
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How do I fix a file sharing error? [closed]
I have two computers running Ubuntu 11.04. I am able to to see them on the network but when I try to open the shared files I get the message,
unable to mount location
dbus error ...
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Why am I unable to mount file shares between two ubuntu machines?
I have shared my Videos folder in the home directory of my netbook and am attempting to access it from the new laptop I just got. Samba is installed on both machines, as well as smbclient. File ...
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Is there anyway to speed up the local network? [closed]
I have a laptop and a netbook connected via ad-hoc. If I try and share files between them the transfer rate never goes above 100kB/s. That's slower than if I try and download from the internet.
It's ...
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People nearby and bonjour not working over the same wireless and wired network
I'm trying to send files from one computer to the other using empathy, but on my desktop and laptop, Empathy is only picking up Pidgin's bonjour account on both computers. (I've got Pidgin installed ...
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How to access shared drive connected to Airport Extreme router? [closed]
I have an external hard drive connected to my Airport Extreme. I keep my photo and music files on it and can access them from both a Mac and a Windows XP machine.
For some reason I can't find, much ...
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Fast file copier with Samba support?
I'm looking for a fast file manager for Ubuntu.
I need to copy a lot of files to Windows machine via Samba. Nautilus is so slow, that when I click on the directory I need to copy the screen just dims ...
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How can you broadcast a network share (ftp/sftp/webdav) so that it shows up in nautilus for other users
Is there a way to broadcast a network file sharing server that is using a protocol like ftp, sftp, webdav, so that it shows up in naulilus under network:// .
I once connected to network where I ...
