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Unable to access network shares since installing Orbi
I replaced my ASUS RT-AC87U with an Orbi RBR50 a few weeks ago. Since then, I have been unable to access any network shares on my Synology NAS. Whenever I try to connect (either SMB or AFP from Mac, ...
- If you can't connect to the share using the IP address then clearly the problem is not dns.
Sounds like a firewall is blocking traffic to the smb share, do you have the firewall enabled on the nas?
Hi, regarding local DNS servers: via Advanced > Setup > Internet Setup I have my Synology NAS as first priority for DNS server. Works very well for me. Have you tried this?
Hi BBB73, yes I have tried that, but no luck, the DNS names don't resolve. Running scutil --dns on the Mac indicates that it has configured itself (10.0.0.1) as the DNS resolver.