Server Message Block (SMB) is an application-layer network protocol allowing access to shared files and shared printers over a network.
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Samba Troubles With My Mac - Password Never Accepted
I've been tinkering with my router and have flashed it to use DD-WRT (a Linux distro that can provide me with some extra functionality). This in turn has allowed me to create a Samba server to share the USB drive connected to my router.
It appears…
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SMB "There was a problem connecting to the server"
As of today, I'm suddenly unable to view any SMB shares on my macbook pro (mid 2011 13" model, El Capitain 10.11.4).
Everything worked fine yesterday, but today I can't connect to ANY windows file share systems. I have to load Windows XP in…
Karl
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Transmission frequently locks up when writing to Samba share at more than 3MB/s
For every torrent I download, I set its destination to my fileserver, which my Mac is connected to via Samba. When download speeds are higher than about 3 megabytes a second, Transmission will lock up (beach ball) for 10-15 seconds, work for about…
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Copy Files to SMB Mount (says it's full but it really isn't)
I'm trying to drag and drop a file from my Mac to an SMB server but it's saying there isn't enough space. When I do a df it's showing only 20 MB when I know it's a 3TB server.
sora:~ steve$ df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity …
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Unable to connect to SMB share after reboot
I just got a new iMac (M1 & Big Sur). I have a shared hard drive on my router that I've maintained as a shared network drive on the Windows machine I'm replacing. This machine is still connected to the shared drive, and can browse & edit its…
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Attempting to run samba with a LaunchAgent - process won't start with system
I've installed Samba3 from MacPorts. (following this guide) To run it I execute sudo /opt/local/sbin/smbd -D && sudo /opt/local/sbin/nmbd -D in a Terminal window and everything works fine.
I've attempted to create a LaunchAgent to run samba with the…
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