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I am trying to set up a Samba-Connection between my linux server and my home computer. However, when I try to add the Samba share as a network drive using

net use k: \ip.ip.ip.ipshared password /user:username

I get the following error message:

System Error 53 has occured.

The network path was not found.

I just set the Samba server up using

sudo smbpasswd -a username

sudo net usershare add shared /home/user/shared "Shared Files" username:f 

That is all I did with the configs, everything else is freshly installed.

sudo smbclient -L ip.ip.ip.ip

Does in fact print out the shares I am looking for when executed in the linux shell.

Any ideas on how to resolve the problem?

Edit: My Windows Firewall and my AVG Firewall are both disabled. I'm running Windows 8.1

Edit: testparm -s

Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf

rlimit_max: increasing rlimit_max (1024) to minimum Windows limit (16384)

Processing section "[homes]"

Processing section "[printers]"

Processing section "[print$]"

Loaded services file OK.

Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE

[global]

        server string = %h server

        map to guest = Bad User

        obey pam restrictions = Yes

        pam password change = Yes

        passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u

        passwd chat = *Entersnews*spassword:* %nn *Retypesnews*spassword:* %nn *passwordsupdatedssuccessfully* .

        unix password sync = Yes

        syslog = 0

        log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m

        max log size = 1000

        dns proxy = No

        usershare allow guests = Yes

        panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d

        idmap config * : backend = tdb



[homes]

        comment = Home Directories

        valid users = %S

        create mask = 0700

        directory mask = 0700

        browseable = No



[printers]

        comment = All Printers

        path = /var/spool/samba

        create mask = 0700

        printable = Yes

        print ok = Yes

        browseable = No



[print$]

        comment = Printer Drivers

        path = /var/lib/samba/printers

Edit: sudo net usershare info

[shared]

path=/home/username/shared

comment=Shared Files

usershare_acl=V220110897556081username:F,

guest_ok=n

I had this same issue with my Samba server. I fixed it by forcing the Samba server's NetBIOS name to resolve to it's local IP in the hosts file. To be clear, I made this modification to the hosts file on the Windows machine I use to access the Samba share.