I've been struggling for over a month to connect my Ubuntu desktop (running Zorin) to my Mac Mini M4 through Ethernet for SMB file sharing. Right now, Samba works fine over Wi-Fi, but I'm trying to make this connection work when they are connected via Ethernet. My setup has the Ubuntu as the server and the Mac as the client, and I'm using Tailscale with the Mullvad addon. I've managed to ping my Mac from the Ubuntu server, but not the other way around. Does anyone have tips or software recommendations to streamline this process? Thanks!
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It sounds like you might have a firewall issue that's blocking inbound connections to your Ubuntu server. Try running a traceroute to see where the traffic is getting stopped. You can use the command in Linux to do that. Just make sure to check your network diagnostics, and that might help you figure out what's going wrong.
If you're just connecting an Ethernet cable directly between the two computers, it might be worthwhile to check how your network is set up. If it works over Wi-Fi, try connecting both machines to your router via Ethernet. Otherwise, you’ll need to set up everything manually, like individual IP addresses and subnet masks.
I've tried various manual IP addresses and subnets, so I hope it's not a router issue. My router is in a different room, which complicates things.
Thanks for getting back so fast! Just to confirm, I should run the traceroute command on my Linux machine, right? I can also run some netplan commands to help diagnose the issue.