I use Xubuntu (XFCE) and it's been always like that.
I mainly use NFS, but I can access Samba shares if I put that in the path of Thunar file manager:
smb://your-omv-hostname/share-name/i to prefer NFS.
My question was not wether to choose between Samba or NFS 
Of course I can connect using my OMV server's IP, but it is a workaround of a function that should work, i.e , browsing network shares from file manager
Maybe it is a network related issue since I've noticed that using server's name does not work : smb://DTC-JEJE or smb://DTC-JEJE.local
my windows clients can see the server with its name, so it is known on the network...only Ubuntu can't see it
If it doesn't work, it's likely something due to Ubuntu, rather than OMV, especially if you can get to your smb shares via IP.
I did a complete reinstall of my Ubuntu and OMV still not showing up in "other locations" area.
I will check if ubuntu has other settings that could help, but I'm surprised that it does not work out of the box from linux client to linux server 
moreje Your OMV6 host is not going to automatically show up in Ubuntu's file manger in the way you're expecting. Check the docs here: https://help.ubuntu.com/stable…/nautilus-connect.html.en
To browse to SMB shares in this way you would need SMB1(NT1) on both the server & client side. This was dropped as being insecure sometime ago. Ubuntu 22.04 will make a SMB3_11 secure connection to your ONV6 host, if you provide the URL in the correct form and a valid samba username/password combo.
You can also use an url of form, smb://username@host/sahre
You say Ubuntu will need SMB1(NT1) and after that it will make SMB3_11 connection
well agree the statements can be read incorrectly.
What he meant to say is likely just:
Ubuntu 22.04 file manager will make a SMB3_11 secure connection to your OMV6 host,
provide the URL in the correct form including a valid samba username/password combo.
Example:
url in the form: smb://username@host/share
I did a complete reinstall of my Ubuntu and OMV still not showing up in "other locations" area.
I will check if ubuntu has other settings that could help, but I'm surprised that it does not work out of the box from linux client to linux server
Here is an example of "fstab" entry on my linux mint specifying mounting share from NAS (OMV6).
//192.168.1.xx/Files /media/cifs/Files cifs credentials=/media/cifs/.NAS.cifs_creds,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777,uid=1000,gid=1000,nofail 0 0
Note: /media/cifs and /media/cifs/ShareName are directories on your linux client that you need to create.
.NAS.cifs_creds is a text file specifying login on your OMV6 server (you can name this file to whatever you want) with
username=admin
password=xxxxxxxxxx
domain=xxxxxxxxxx
You will need to create entries for each OMV6 share in /etc/fstab. then reboot your client or "sudo mount -a" from CLI.
hope this will help.
I'm sorry. I'm 78. I'm confused. On my Linux Mint these are the two lines i've just added to my fstab:
//192.168.1.35/sda /media/cifs/sda credentials=/media/cifs/.NAS.cifs_creds,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777,uid=1000,gid=1000,nofail 0 0
//192.168.1.35/sdc /media/cifs/sdc credentials=/media/cifs/.NAS.cifs_creds,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777,uid=1000,gid=1000,nofail 0 0
Again, please pardon for my serious noobness, but do i also have to do a mount beside the fstab entry. And are those two correct lines correct? I've created /media/cifs, and .NAS.cifs_creds under it with my creds in that file. I put WORKGROUP for domain since i didn't know what else to put there. I've also created folders sda and sdc under /media/cifs. How much of all this have i gotten wrong?
I'm sorry. I'm 78. I'm confused. On my Linux Mint these are the two lines i've just added to my fstab:
//192.168.1.35/sda /media/cifs/sda credentials=/media/cifs/.NAS.cifs_creds,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777,uid=1000,gid=1000,nofail 0 0
//192.168.1.35/sdc /media/cifs/sdc credentials=/media/cifs/.NAS.cifs_creds,iocharset=utf8,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777,uid=1000,gid=1000,nofail 0 0
Again, please pardon for my serious noobness, but do i also have to do a mount beside the fstab entry. And are those two correct lines correct? I've created /media/cifs, and .NAS.cifs_creds under it with my creds in that file. I put WORKGROUP for domain since i didn't know what else to put there. I've also created folders sda and sdc under /media/cifs. How much of all this have i gotten wrong?
You only need 1 of the //192.168.1.35/...... lines. I think that "sda" is a disk and not files directory on "sda" drive/device.. You cannot use that, you must specify samba shared directory name that you created in OMV instead "sda". Also run on your Linux Mint in CLI "id your user name" and that "uid" and "gid" match your entry in fstab file. It is probably my fault that I did not asked you if you installed in OMV "openmediavault-sharerootfs" plug in. You need to install this plugin first. Second, you need to install OMV plugin "openmediavault-symlinks" and create link for your samba share pointing to //192.168.1.35/"samba share name". Read instructions how to properly use "openmediavault-symlinks".
You only need 1 of the //192.168.1.35/...... lines. I think that "sda" is a disk and not files directory on "sda" drive/device.. You cannot use that, you must specify samba shared directory name that you created in OMV instead "sda". Also run on your Linux Mint in CLI "id your user name" and that "uid" and "gid" match your entry in fstab file. It is probably my fault that I did not asked you if you installed in OMV "openmediavault-sharerootfs" plug in. You need to install this plugin first. Second, you need to install OMV plugin "openmediavault-symlinks" and create link for your samba share pointing to //192.168.1.35/"samba share name". Read instructions how to properly use "openmediavault-symlinks".
Yeah, sorry andrzejls. I haven't implemented your suggestions yet. I'm still hoping someone will state whether it's usual for one's password to not show up in Users, Users, once you've configured that screen. In fact i'll start now installing those plugins you suggested. I'm just a little afraid that someone's advice here might conflict with someone else's advice and i'd get more confused.
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