cannot fully connect to Windows network

[GranPaSmurf]

I am having trouble mounting a network drive. Kubuntu 13.04. I see the network using Smb4k, but after I add the Username and password it will not 'take.' asks again and again. I cannot open a drive on any of the other network PCs.
It seems Kubuntu is expecting a different authentication than what I use on the PCs.
Are there different credentials I should use?

[oshunluvr]

Try this (all as in a terminal);


sudo apt-get install winbind


kdesudo kate /etc/nsswitch.conf
edit line: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4
to read: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] wins dns mdns4


kdesudo kate /etc/samba/smb.conf
edit line: ; name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast
to read: name resolve order = lmhosts wins bcast host


changes above are highlighted in bold.

[vinnywright]

should he not be starting kate with "kdesudo" insted of just "sudo" ??

VINNY

[oshunluvr]

Good catch, Vinny - post edited

[vinnywright]

vinny

[GranPaSmurf]

Thanks guys, for your help. I made the file changes as you directed, but I was never able to connect to the network drive; I was never able to give Kubuntu an acceptable logon to connect to my Windows network to establish a Samba Share, but I quit bothering with it. Synergy had enough of a connection to work. I use Synergy to connect 3 PCs, clients, to this Linux/Kubuntu as Synergy server. That part was working until the update.
NOW
after updating to 13.10 I cannot connect to the network at all. Synergy never connects. However this Kubuntu 13.10 DOES connect to the Internet through the network router.
Sorry to be such a noob, I don't quite understand networking PC/Linux and could never use Linux if it wern't for the graphical interface.
And help from you.
EDITED- I found a solution to the immediate Synergy problem, it seems that since the update, the IP address changed. Didn't catch that first few rounds of troubleshooting.
I would, however, still like to mount a Samba share.