Issue
When attempting to browse Windows network shares from Gnome Nautilus, the window will become unresponsive and the operation will eventually timeout.
Affects
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.10
Cause
wins is not enabled as a host resolution mechanism in /etc/nsswitch.conf; winbind is not installed.
Resolution
Open /etc/nsswitch.conf in your favorite editor and ensure the hosts line matches the precise order below (you are adding wins).
hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] wins dns mdns4
Install winbind
sudo apt-get install winbind