On 2020-07-13 17:20, Ed Greshko wrote:
No matter what the "ping" test shows,
Edit the /etc/nsswitch.conf file to change the hosts: line to
hosts: files dns myhostname
And see if thunar works any differently. It sounds, to me, like there is a network
resolution issue going on.
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I changed that following using the prescribed routine and the change
appears to be as requested:
.....................
# In order of likelihood of use to accelerate lookup.
shadow: files sss
hosts: files dns myhostname
# hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns myhostname
.........................
J restarted the computer since there was no improvement in the network
browser display of SMB.
And years ago my isp insisted that we all use their DNS, I have used
whatever they provided, presently the isp is owned by Viasat. The dns
seems to work for me.
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