cannot open a file over my network

[Dan Farrell]

On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:07:58 +0100
Stephen Constantinou <stephanos at writeme.com> wrote:

> Dear All
> 
> I have a network of two computers behind a Smoothwall firewall.  One
> is an ethernet connection to a switch the other is a wireless
> connection to a wireless/4 port router set up as an access point
> connected to the switch.

Shouldn't be any problems there... 

> The ethernet computer is an XP and the wireless connection is a Ubuntu
> 8.1 laptop that I have recently installed a load of updates for.  136
> in fact.
> 
> Since this update of packages, I am not able to do his.  After I click
>   the file the OO splash screen starts but does not continue to open
> OO or the file.  No application opens and no error messages occur.
> 
> I have tried looking through the installed packages but I cannot
> identify any one package that might have done this.
> 
> I look at System Settings > Sharing > File Sharing which is set to
> Simple Sharing.
> 
> I am at a loss to know what I did and what I can do to solve it.

Better make sure openoffice is working.  Why don't you try to start it
without opening a network file?  If it can create a new file, you know
it is a network/share problem.  IF not, the problem is with the local
openoffice software.  

> Any help appreciated
> 
> Stephen
> 
>