Failed to retrieve share list from server.

[Robo_Pi]

Once all machines are part of the same workgroup; dedicate 5 minutes to look at https://unlockforus.com/samba-share-beginners-video/ -

Ok, I've already noticed a difference between the video instructions and my situation.

First off, I've checked all my Windows computers and they are all set to WORKGROUP.  So that's been confirmed many times over.

However, @4:20 in the video the man opens the Windows Explorer and clicks on Network and his network automatically discovers the Linux machine.  My Windows File Explorer will NOT do this.  I have noticed this problem but I don't know how to solve it.

Now having said that I can still connect to the Linux machine by simply typing \\LinuxMachineName into the box of the Windows File Explorer.  Also if I just type \\ and wait a list of all connected machines will popup, and the Linux machine will be on that list. So Windows is recognizing the Linux machine, but not via the normal Network Discovery method. What I ended up doing was pinning the Linux machine to the Quick Access toolbar because it doesn't show up in the normal Networking folder. So there's a problem already.  For some reason the Linux machine is already not showing up via the normal Network search.

I also see another problem that doesn't match the video @11.10.  He types into the Windows terminal "net view" and it reports the Linux Server.

But when I type "net view" into my Windows terminal I get the following error:

Code:

C:\Windows\System32>net view
System error 64 has occurred.

The specified network name is no longer available.
C:\Windows\System32>

So something's not right there as well.

He's going to move on to defining shares, but I'm already having problems far beyond that. 

This is a great video and I've already learned some interesting things.  I'll watch the rest of it to be sure.  But I think I have a problem that is already outside the scope of his video. 

For some reason my Windows computer isn't recognizing the samba server.  It doesn't recognize it when I click on Network in the File Explorer.  And it isn't recognizing it when I type in net view at the command prompt.  So I need to find out why those aren't working.  That's where the problem is evidently.