I have had this problem since I started using SAMBA in v6.06, I am now using v10.04 and configuring SAMBA is still a problem. Getting the computers to discover each other, so they are listed in "Places-Network" is a pain. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it works after a long delay and sometimes they never find each other. I do not know much about Windows networking but I think the problem may be related to not having a Windows machine running wins. My network is all Ubuntu and only has Windows connected occasionally.
I have had this problem since I started using SAMBA in v6.06, I am now using v10.04 and configuring SAMBA is still a problem. Getting the computers to discover each other, so they are listed in "Places-Network" is a pain. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it works after a long delay and sometimes they never find each other. I do not know much about Windows networking but I think the problem may be related to not having a Windows machine running wins. My network is all Ubuntu and only has Windows connected occasionally.