Network Servers unable to browse network

[Scot L. Harris]

On Mon, 2004-08-09 at 05:31, Simon Andrews wrote:
> Scot L. Harris wrote:
> > I have gone around this problem multiple times in the last month or
> > two.  
> > 
> > Under FC1 and FC2 there is a Network Servers item in the menu.  Under
> > FC1 I can select this and get a window that lists the workgroups seen by
> > the server.  Clicking on the workgroup I can then see and browse any of
> > the windows or samba servers on the network. Works as expected under
> > FC1.
> > 
> > I have yet to see this work under FC2.  When I select the Network
> > Servers item it waits a few seconds then displays an icon saying Windows
> > Network.  Select that icon I get an empty window.
> 
> Could you be being bitten by this?
> 
> http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2004-January/msg01012.html
> 
> This is down in bugzilla too:
> 
> http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=113918
> 
> ..but there doesn't seem to have been much progress towards a fix.

Simon,

	Thanks for the pointer.  Was a good discussion.  The described problem
sounds similar but I have the same problem even when I disable the
firewall entirely.  The firewall issue was one of the first things I
thought of that could cause the problem I was seeing.  But even opening
up the samba ports or disabling the firewall does not resolve the
problem.  

	I have filed a bug report on this yesterday.  I am hoping someone will
see it and either provide a fix or work around or at least confirm that
I am not going crazy.  (at least no more than I already am)

	I may have to sign up for the developers list to monitor such
conversations.  Was very interesting.
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Scot L. Harris
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