Comment 18 for bug 316862

1. The bug. When an an Ubuntu machine is connected to a Windows peer-to-peer network, the File Browser will browse network (network:///) showing the workgroups (smb:///) but it will not reliably browse within the workgroups (smb://workgroup/).
2. How to trigger in Jaunty. Connect a Jaunty machine to a window peer-to-peer network.
3. Associated information:
     Can connect to hosts by smb://<IP address>, but not by smb://workgroup/hostname.
     But can connect to printers by BOTH smb://<IP address>, and by smb://workgroup/hostname.
     Also present with earlier versions of Ubuntu.
     May be a gvfs problem, but afflicts Ubuntu and should be within Ubuntu bugs.
     May be the way that File Browser interrogates Windows master browser (known to be flaky even for Windows machines).
     Very rapid return of 'Unable to browse location. Failed to return share list from server' by File browser, whereas when browsing workgroups effectively it takes time to retrieve the information. Possibly something is telling File browser that there is nothing with the hostname/IP translations.
     But SMB4K browses within workgroups reliably.
4. I'm for leaving it here since the core issue (1. above) is clear and adequately described.