SMB2 is a version of the SMB protocol as defined by Microsoft (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc246482.aspx). The purpose of the protocol is to facilitate file and print sharing between networked machines. SMB is considered an application layer protocol per the OSI model.
Questions tagged [smb2]
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Use SMB2 protocol while mounting CIFS Share on a Unix client
I am trying to mount a CIFS share on my Unix client. My Unix client has Samba installed.
# smbstatus
Samba version 3.6.9-151.el6
sudo mount -t cifs -o domain=domain_name,user=user_name,password=password,vers=2.1 //*ip_address*/share…
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SMB share connection error: "System error 53 has occurred. The network path was not found." but only on a certain Win10 machine, others work fine
I have a SMB "samba" share setup on my RPie3. All my other machines can connect to it fine, but my primary Win10 machine cannot. I have ruled out DNS, and also SMB verion (SMB2 is in use) so I'm stumped.
Update: This is just a retro gaming system.…
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Is it safe to disable SMB v2/v3 in Windows 10?
I don't use my Windows 10 machine to share or retrieve files, connect to printers, or connect to other hosts via serial port in my home network. Given the history of security flaws in the SMB protocol, the latest being published this week, I would…
Tag
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Obnoxious intermittent SMB issues on mojave Mac Mini (2018) server
Ever since we installed this new Mac Mini (2018) we keep having intermittent SMB issues.
Setup: Mac Mini (2018) Currently on 10.14.2 and haven't updated to .3 yet because I was hoping I could get some reliability before adding another variable 2TB…
Mark
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Forcing Windows 8.1 to use SMB3 only?
I s there a way (indirect, hacky, or otherwise) to restrict Windows 8.1 to SMB3 only, and prevent it accepting or offering SMB2 connections?
All I can find is that on 8.1, SMB2 and SMB3 share the same stack, so SMB2 functionality can't be disabled…
Stilez
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I disabled SMB1. My network computers are no longer listed. What can I do?
Without working SMB 1 (e.g. by disabling it as suggested here), browsing for computers with shares using Windows Explorer will not work any longer (as expected). They are still available by using \\COMPUTER\... which, I guess, involves a DNS lookup,…
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Windows 10 laptop cannot connect with Linux Samba server (SMBv3)
I've set up a Samba share on a Ubuntu 20.04 server using SMBv3, disabling SMBv1. Several Windows 10 laptops can connect to this server, but one refuses, and I don't see anything in the Samba logs with loglevel increased (it should at least show a…
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Windows 7 NTLM not authenticating properly with Ubuntu 18.04
I've spent most of my day today trying to figure this out... Not exactly what I had in mind for today... but I couldn't help myself... So, here's the problem:
My Windows 7 machine won't authenticate (for a Samba share) to my Ubuntu 18.04 system. I…
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show message when devices connected wireless router
I'm guessing the only way "Universally" to show a message like "Welcome to my WiFi connection" is through a html landing page( redirection). I would say SMB but I believe Windows 8 doesn't allow you to "push" messages like with Windows XP. I believe…
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How to enable SMB2 on Synology DS508
I have a Synology DS508 box. It is running latest Synology DSM 4.0 with ipkg installed.
Recently I've upgraded my Mac to Maverics, and I want to switch from using AFP to access my shares on Synology to SMB2 in hopes that it may get faster.
However,…
Alexander Gladysh
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Unable to connect to a directory directly in samba drive location - NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME
When i try to connect to the location directly using the smbclient I get "NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME".
naveenp@LTIN123456:~$ smbclient //sambahost/folder1/folder2/folder3 -U username@sambahost -m SMB2
Password for [username@sambahost]:
tree connect…
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Troubleshooting SMB connection to file share
I have a bunch of servers and a file share set up on a remote HNAS. The file share is set up to use SMB 3.1.1 and the servers are all Windows Server 2019. 5 out of 6 servers connects just fine to share, but the sixth all of a sudden decided that…
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Persistent Indexing for Files and Folders in Network Drive WIndows Explorer Properties
I can acces my SSD via my NAS via SMB just fine.
Windows properties pane shows a checkbox near Indexed files/folders.
No matter how many times I disable Indexing for this particular network drive, after clicking apply and after all files have been…
Sam
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SMB2 port range? Port 64663?
I'm copying files via the program Bvckup to a windows share.
From a wireshark capture, I see that the operation uses TCP port 445 and SMB2 port 64663.
I want to make a firewall rule, but I am uncertain if the port 64663 is a random port.
Anybody…
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windows smb server file is missing when denied access
IN windows server 2012 r2 machine, I created a folder called "share" and and a file named test inside that folder.The file 'test' has read write access for user1 and deny access for user2 in security acls. I enabled windows share for that folder. If…
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