NAS / Linux users and Spring update edition SMB1 settings changed

Hi folks

Ms in the Spring edition update (1803) have changed the SMB settings again -- there's no option this time (thankfully) to "auto disable SMB1" but you have to enable it and re-boot. Then sharing works again (BOTH WAYS)

I think Ms were a bit too hasty in trying to kill of SMB1 - loads and loads of NAS servers and Linux distros still use it although some newer kernels have got support for SMB3 - I haven't got that working yet so I'm just leaving well alone --it's not critical files I need to share just some data and multi-media stuff.

I've currently got 2 NAS servers (Linux servers) and the Spring edition Windows machine on network currently -- all computers now can see and access each others shares.





Cheers
jimbo

Hi there @swarfega

In SAMBA conf I've tried it with setting SMB level to 2 / 3 on my servers but doing that after re-starting SAMBA I don't see any work groups so I just set it back and it's working fine. Remote TV's / amazon fire TV box also doesn't see files when SMB level set in SAMBA on the servers. I use KODI on my remote amazon fire TV to access multi-media on the server - no need for any streaming software on the server either. For Audio the DAC's in the latest amazon fire TV are very good too and can also go into a decent amplifier for music etc.

I'm using CENTOS rel 7.2 which still has a rel 3 rather than rel 4 kernel but it's so stable I just leave it as it's just a file server and internet gateway. I'm messing around with a couple of other things for servers but the old boxes I'm running I'm just leaving until they drop dead !!! I don't run any applications on them - apart from some test VM's.


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======================= Global Settings =====================================

[global]
; max protocol = SMB3
# can set it to SMB2 if you want experimental SMB2 support.
#
workgroup = WORKGROUP
server string = Samba Server Version %v

; max protocol = SMB2

log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
security = user
passdb backend = tdbsam
name resolve order = bcast host lmhosts wins

load printers = yes
cups options = raw


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Cheers
jimbo

swarfega said:

I wonder if you might have more luck with other distros.

Hi there

Probably but these things run 24 hrs a day and never a problem -- am picking up a couple of boxes to replace these later this weekend with faster CPU's etc so I'll experiment then -- currently if I hose up family's access to Netflix, Sport channels, Amazon Prine etc -- my life won't be worth living !!!!!!!!

Cheers
jimbo