Unable to browse list of SMB shares from Win10 after 20.04.5 LTS update

**ianmanning** · March 10th, 2023

I was prompted to upgrade my Lubuntu machine this morning, and am now on 20.04.5 LTS. Previously I was able to browse a list of shares on this machine from a Windows 10 machine on the same subnet, by typing the IP address into File Explorer. Following the update, I get an error if I do this - I need to enter a share name. If I enter the IP address only it fails to connect.
Any idea how/if I can return to being able to browse the list of shares on my Lubuntu machine?

**TheFu** · March 12th, 2023

Just a guess, but do you have avahi installed?

**ianmanning** · March 13th, 2023

Originally Posted by TheFu

Just a guess, but do you have avahi installed?

I have no idea what avahi is, so I guess not

**him610** · March 14th, 2023

I have no idea what avahi is, so I guess not

Code:

apt show avahi

**ianmanning** · March 14th, 2023

Originally Posted by him610

Code:

apt show avahi

OK I can confirm that avahi is not installed.

**Morbius1** · March 14th, 2023

avahi is installed by default in Lubuntu 20. The apt package is not called that however:

Code:

apt show avahi-daemon

While you can access a Samba server via it's avahi host name from Win10 it's not made discoverable via avahi. You would need to specify the hostname.local and the share name just like you did with the ip address.

The problem I have with your post is this:

Any idea how/if I can return to being able to browse the list of shares on my Lubuntu machine?

Win10 and Lubuntu in their default states never could browse for a list of shares on a Linux samba server.

Only 2 ways to make it happen:

Ignore all the warnings about security and enable smb1 on both Win10 and Linux.

Install wsdd - which Lubuntu 20 doesn't have.

Also, based on the data you provided elsewhere none of the updates had anything to do with samba:
I

Install:
linux-headers-5.4.0-144-generic:amd64 (5.4.0-144.161, automatic),
linux-headers-5.4.0-144:amd64 (5.4.0-144.161, automatic),
linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-144-generic:amd64 (5.4.0-144.161, automatic),
linux-modules-5.4.0-144-generic:amd64 (5.4.0-144.161, automatic),
linux-image-5.4.0-144-generic:amd64 (5.4.0-144.161, automatic)
Upgrade:
linux-headers-generic:amd64 (5.4.0.139.137, 5.4.0.144.142),
linux-libc-dev:amd64 (5.4.0-139.156, 5.4.0-144.161),
linux-image-generic:amd64 (5.4.0.139.137, 5.4.0.144.142),
tcpdump:amd64 (4.9.3-4ubuntu0.1, 4.9.3-4ubuntu0.2),
ubuntu-advantage-tools:amd64 (27.13.5~20.04.1, 27.13.6~20.04.1),
linux-generic:amd64 (5.4.0.139.137, 5.4.0.144.142)
End-Date: 2023-03-10 10:52:13

**ianmanning** · March 14th, 2023

Ah OK yes I see it now. I was definitely able to browse the list of shares on the Lubuntu machine before the update(from File Explorer on Win10) - I used to do it alot. So I guess I had SMB1 enabled.

So I should install wsdd?
"apt install wsdd" didn't find the package
???

**Morbius1** · March 14th, 2023

There is no wsdd package in Lubuntu 20. It's there on Lubuntu 22.

**Morbius1** · March 16th, 2023

Before you start to reinvent the wheel:

Originally Posted by ianmanning

..... Previously I was able to browse a list of shares on this machine from a Windows 10 machine on the same subnet, by typing the IP address into File Explorer. Following the update, I get an error if I do this - I need to enter a share name. If I enter the IP address only it fails to connect.

Samba isn't broken. You can still connect to the shares on your Linux samba server from Win10.

Do you have that many shares that you cannot "map the network drives" or even "pin to Quick Access" the shares to explorer in Win10?