smb protocol

  1. Explore Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26090: Key Features and Changes

    Overview With the release of Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26090 to the Canary and Dev Channels, Microsoft introduces a host of improvements, changes, and feature updates to enhance the overall Windows 11 user experience. This build showcases advancements in the Widgets board, Server Message...
  2. Microsoft Releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25992 with Key SMB Enhancements

    Introduction Microsoft has unveiled Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25992 in the Canary Channel, showcasing significant changes in the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol as well as several improvements and fixes. Build 25992 Updates The key highlights of this release include: SMB Changes...
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    Domain admin account lockouts from domain pcs

    Hello, we are facing an issue where the domain admin accounts are becoming locked randomly. We have filtered out the event 4740 in the windows security log and we can see the PCs triggering this lockdown. ------------------------------------- A user account was locked out. Subject: Security ID...
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    Windows 10 SAMBA connection problem; proven to be on the windows side.

    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...
  5. "The file or folder does not exist" when renaming or saving to DFS share from a Windows 7 computer

    This may turn into a hotfix article if accepted by WinSE (bug number 402149).This problem can occur when connecting from Windows 7 to a Windows Server 2008 R2 DFS share, or to NetApp's Data ONTAP 8.1 (SMB2 server) product.After "net use z: ... More...
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    Windows 7 Accessing Windows 7 Share outside of domain

    Hi All, I have a Windows 7 computer setup as part of a domain. This computer also has file sharing enabled. At the moment, any computer on the same domain can connect to this windows 7 share. (Which is what I want) However, any computer NOT connected to the domain (even connected to a workgroup...
  7. Windows 7 Cannot access remote folders or get past "username/login" prompt

    I have two Win 7 x64 machines. They are on the same homegroup and are physically plugged into the same switch. Each machine can see the other on the network, no problem. Machine 2 can See and access shared folders on Machine 1, no problem' Machine 1 can see the Machine 2, but whenever it...
  8. Data corruption when one user on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 upda

    Fixes an issue in which data corruption occurs when one user updates a shared file in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs when the shared file is opened by mutiple users who are using the SMB Version 2 protocol from remote computers. More...
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    Windows 7 Cannot access Windows 7 shared folders from Ubuntu and MacOSX

    I have four machines: A MacBook Pro, a desktop running Ubuntu and two desktops running Windows 7 64bit. To make it easier in describing the issue I am having, let's call my Windows 7 desktops as PC-A and PC-B. I have shared folders in both PC-A and PC-B that are accessible from all machines and...
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    Windows 7 Network Shares: Can connect only by typing IP address not user share name

    Have two computers, one is a tablet running Vista on a domain network, the other is my desktop running W7 on a home private network. I was FINALLY able to connect to my Desktop shares but only by typing the IP address of the Desktop shared folder from the Vista tablet. Both computers can see...