2013-12-11, 01:31
Hi,
I feel like I have tried everything possible with this but i'm lost now. I have installed XBMCbuntu on Sunday night on a samsung laptop. All went well. My server (windows 7 x64) is in the loft and each computer feeds off that no problem. Even this xbmcbuntu install went seamless and was able to add the shared music directory straight away and have been playing music since.
but today I started the laptop and the music library share has disappeared and i can't re add it because the server is not connectable via the windows smb share in xmbc.
I have:
ssh via putty and installed samba. changed the config to match the workgroup (MSHOME) and changed the server string etc (from posts on here).
restarted Samba and the system but still nothing.
Windows smb shares are not browsable at all via xbmc.
i have also edited the smb.conf in .smb and changed the workgroup name.
The pc's are:
kitchen (samsung laptop) via ethnernet
Alan-PC in the loft via ethernet also.
what is strange is that it's gone by itself, the server (Alan-PC) has not been restarted or gone to sleep. Since changing the workgroup name the xbmcbuntu is no longer visible in the windows network.
can anyone help please?
thanks
I feel like I have tried everything possible with this but i'm lost now. I have installed XBMCbuntu on Sunday night on a samsung laptop. All went well. My server (windows 7 x64) is in the loft and each computer feeds off that no problem. Even this xbmcbuntu install went seamless and was able to add the shared music directory straight away and have been playing music since.
but today I started the laptop and the music library share has disappeared and i can't re add it because the server is not connectable via the windows smb share in xmbc.
I have:
ssh via putty and installed samba. changed the config to match the workgroup (MSHOME) and changed the server string etc (from posts on here).
restarted Samba and the system but still nothing.
Windows smb shares are not browsable at all via xbmc.
i have also edited the smb.conf in .smb and changed the workgroup name.
The pc's are:
kitchen (samsung laptop) via ethnernet
Alan-PC in the loft via ethernet also.
what is strange is that it's gone by itself, the server (Alan-PC) has not been restarted or gone to sleep. Since changing the workgroup name the xbmcbuntu is no longer visible in the windows network.
can anyone help please?
thanks