Networking 2 Ubuntu computers?
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I have recently started using Ubuntu (versions.14;16 & 17)) on several old PCs and been very impressed by the way it automatically sets itself up and communicates with any peripherals attached. I have had no problem getting on line and within 30/40 minutes of starting can be running BBC News videos and sending emails. However the one thing I still havent mastered is simple file sharing on a local network between 2 Ubuntu PCs! I can ping the router ok and connect to the internet and send emails from both but cannot get them to 'see' each other and share files! I have tried setting up fixed IP addresses on each and created "ethernet network1" alongside "wired network1" (I do not use wifi - wired connections through switch on one computer). Under 'Networks' i get a listing of "Windows Network" and "dp-72830370" but clicking on either simply gives an "Unable to access location" error message! I was expecting to see the name of the other computer here at least! Where am I going wrong this has always been a pretty straightforward task on any version of Windows I have used? I understand NFS is a protocol for networking unix to unix machines but how do I find a step by step guide?
Has anyone else had such difficulty in networking for file sharing when every else seems to work so smoothly?!
Thanks in anticipation of some solution,
DB
networking ethernet file-sharing shared-folders
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I have recently started using Ubuntu (versions.14;16 & 17)) on several old PCs and been very impressed by the way it automatically sets itself up and communicates with any peripherals attached. I have had no problem getting on line and within 30/40 minutes of starting can be running BBC News videos and sending emails. However the one thing I still havent mastered is simple file sharing on a local network between 2 Ubuntu PCs! I can ping the router ok and connect to the internet and send emails from both but cannot get them to 'see' each other and share files! I have tried setting up fixed IP addresses on each and created "ethernet network1" alongside "wired network1" (I do not use wifi - wired connections through switch on one computer). Under 'Networks' i get a listing of "Windows Network" and "dp-72830370" but clicking on either simply gives an "Unable to access location" error message! I was expecting to see the name of the other computer here at least! Where am I going wrong this has always been a pretty straightforward task on any version of Windows I have used? I understand NFS is a protocol for networking unix to unix machines but how do I find a step by step guide?
Has anyone else had such difficulty in networking for file sharing when every else seems to work so smoothly?!
Thanks in anticipation of some solution,
DB
networking ethernet file-sharing shared-folders
asked Mar 23 at 14:15
Dave Buck
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See: ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2387690 :) and very old but still valid: ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=249889
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I have recently started using Ubuntu (versions.14;16 & 17)) on several old PCs and been very impressed by the way it automatically sets itself up and communicates with any peripherals attached. I have had no problem getting on line and within 30/40 minutes of starting can be running BBC News videos and sending emails. However the one thing I still havent mastered is simple file sharing on a local network between 2 Ubuntu PCs! I can ping the router ok and connect to the internet and send emails from both but cannot get them to 'see' each other and share files! I have tried setting up fixed IP addresses on each and created "ethernet network1" alongside "wired network1" (I do not use wifi - wired connections through switch on one computer). Under 'Networks' i get a listing of "Windows Network" and "dp-72830370" but clicking on either simply gives an "Unable to access location" error message! I was expecting to see the name of the other computer here at least! Where am I going wrong this has always been a pretty straightforward task on any version of Windows I have used? I understand NFS is a protocol for networking unix to unix machines but how do I find a step by step guide?
Has anyone else had such difficulty in networking for file sharing when every else seems to work so smoothly?!
Thanks in anticipation of some solution,
DB
networking ethernet file-sharing shared-folders
asked Mar 23 at 14:15
Dave Buck
11
I have recently started using Ubuntu (versions.14;16 & 17)) on several old PCs and been very impressed by the way it automatically sets itself up and communicates with any peripherals attached. I have had no problem getting on line and within 30/40 minutes of starting can be running BBC News videos and sending emails. However the one thing I still havent mastered is simple file sharing on a local network between 2 Ubuntu PCs! I can ping the router ok and connect to the internet and send emails from both but cannot get them to 'see' each other and share files! I have tried setting up fixed IP addresses on each and created "ethernet network1" alongside "wired network1" (I do not use wifi - wired connections through switch on one computer). Under 'Networks' i get a listing of "Windows Network" and "dp-72830370" but clicking on either simply gives an "Unable to access location" error message! I was expecting to see the name of the other computer here at least! Where am I going wrong this has always been a pretty straightforward task on any version of Windows I have used? I understand NFS is a protocol for networking unix to unix machines but how do I find a step by step guide?
Has anyone else had such difficulty in networking for file sharing when every else seems to work so smoothly?!
Thanks in anticipation of some solution,
DB
networking ethernet file-sharing shared-folders
networking ethernet file-sharing shared-folders
asked Mar 23 at 14:15
Dave Buck
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asked Mar 23 at 14:15
Dave Buck
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asked Mar 23 at 14:15
Dave Buck
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asked Mar 23 at 14:15
Dave Buck
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asked Mar 23 at 14:15
Dave Buck
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See: ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2387690 :) and very old but still valid: ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=249889
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Mar 23 at 14:59
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See: ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2387690 :) and very old but still valid: ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=249889
– oldfred
Mar 23 at 14:59
See: ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2387690 :) and very old but still valid: ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=249889
– oldfred
Mar 23 at 14:59
See: ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2387690 :) and very old but still valid: ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=249889
– oldfred
Mar 23 at 14:59
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See: ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2387690 :) and very old but still valid: ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=249889
– oldfred
Mar 23 at 14:59