Comment 0 for bug 975028

dolphin can't see the samba folders properly on kubuntu

this problem is VERY old i can remember this since there was kde 4.0

THE PROBLEM

as you can see here dolphin can't load samba folders or the workgroup , with a general error "Timeout on server workgroup"

http://nowardev.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/snapshot21.jpg

you can try to share folders with kubuntu but you can't see them without these packages

sudo apt-get install samba kdenetwork-filesharing libpam-winbind winbind

after that you still can't see samba folders you need to edit

kdesudo kate /etc/nsswitch.conf

and put wins before dns as you can see here

    hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] wins dns mdns4

and

sudo adduser $USER sambashare ; sudo smbd restart

PLEASE FIX THIS SHIT.