samba

CIFS is not a modern alternative to SMB — it’s the 1996 dialect of SMB 1.0, and continuing to treat CIFS as a current protocol in 2025 leaves organizations exposed to well-known security flaws and performance shortfalls. The choice for any Windows-heavy network today is not “CIFS vs SMB” as if...

My GMKTEC M7 Pro mini pc consistently shows an empty network folder. Occasionally on a boot it will populate but then contents disappear. Internet access is OK, occasionally takes two or three tries to connect to a site. I recently set up a NAS on a Beelink Me Mini running Truenas Community...

Microsoft has quietly but decisively reworked how Active Directory domain controllers answer certain Netlogon RPC calls — a change rolled into the July and August 2025 cumulative updates that hardens the Microsoft RPC Netlogon protocol, closes an unauthenticated resource‑exhaustion vector...

Microsoft's recent servicing cycle for Windows Server 2022 ties together two urgent security themes: Microsoft has pushed a cumulative update (KB5063880) that carries fixes and quality improvements while reiterating critical remediation guidance for a Netlogon Remote Protocol hardening released...

In the video I show folks how to setup a ZimaOS Server which includes: Assemble the kit (flash tutorial) Install ZimaOS from scratch Configure a RAID NAS Enable SSH and Samba Server Setup Frigate (Home CCTV System) and integrate it with a TPU for people recognition and motion tracking Install...

CachyOS has rolled out its March 2025 update with a veritable smorgasbord of enhancements, ensuring that whether you’re a hardcore Linux enthusiast or a casual user, your experience is more seamless and performance-driven than ever before. The update zeroes in on hardware support, bootloader...

OK this is an obscure question- So, on my tv I have the VLC app. When I try to get VLC to connect to my windows 11 share it says: "Your input can't be opened: VLC is unable to open the MRL smb://WINDOWSDELL. Check the log for details." Your instinct is to say it's a problem with the VLC app...

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Hi. My Nvidia shield pro is wired to my router and also my router has a HDD attached to it, like a NAS. I can access the contents of the USB drive on my Nvidia Shield pro and can access the NAS using my Android phone via FX explorer app. However, using my laptop which is on WiFi and on the...

A fiendly hello to anybody, I had a Samba-Server. When I started Windows XP or 10 I was automaticaly loged in (after the first manual login). The server had a disk problem and crashed. So I rebuild it. The same IP, Servername, users and passwords but now I'm asked each time windows (10 or xXP)...

Searching numerous sites, I've seen modifying Local Group Policy as a solution...which doesn't fix my problem. Win7 reports that it can see the server, but connection (Map Network Drive) fails. Using BitVice SSH tool, I connect and share files in both directions. This is the case from two...

I am glad to see that encryption finally works between SAMBA file server on a Linux machine and Windows client. It did not work with Windows 7 clients. It definitely works with Windows 10 clients. Here is the proof: In case you don't know, SAMBA can also be used as Active Directory Domain...

I have a linux share on a freshly installed newest version fedora 27 box. And I dnf'ed the latest standard samba. Windows 10 (pro) can't connect to it. I've tried for literally 20 hours accumulated over the past 10 days. Windows is to blame. How do I know? Because another linux server can...

I have a workgroup (versus homegroup) network through a linksys router. There are two mobile wifi clients Lapdog is an HP, Vista Home Surface is a MS Surface, RT 8.1 Two desktops are connected via Ethernet Office is Dell, Windows 8.1 and serves as a file server to the portables. Server...

Hey, I have created a homegroup in windows 8. I know the password, but I don't know the username it asks when I try to connect it from my iOS through Windows Samba/Share. I didn't add any username when creating homegroup. So I looked up on the internet and tried some suggestions like Account...

Windows 8.1 Networking I have the following home network configuration: Dell XPS27 with Win 8.1,Netgear WNDR4500v2 wireless router,Networked AVR, networked DirectTV, several android phones on WIFI, and a post XP laptop running Crunchbang Linux. Everything works fine. Networked music, internet...

Hello There, This is my first post however I have been having no luck with solving my BSOD crashes myself. I have been experiencing the issues for a number of months, however they seem to be becoming more regular. The crashes occur generally during video playback either from harddisk or from a...

Describes that you are prompted for credentials again when you try to access a network share on a device that is running Samba from a Windows 7-based or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer. Provides a resolution. Link Removed

Fixes an issue in which you cannot access a network share on a device that is running Samba from a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. When this issue occurs, you are prompted for authentication credentials again. More...

Setup: Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit) I've been accessing the same couple of mapped drive shares, that reside on a linux host thru several versions of windows, XP, Vista and now Win7. I continue to get a rather ridiculous error message that only happens on win7 (I no longer have a Vista OS...