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ReadyNAS 104 6.6.0 - Windows workstations can no longer access the SMB/CIFS shares
After two years of smoothe operation, I can no longer access the NAS from ANY Windows workstation. This includes: Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Home Premium Windows Server 2008 R2 Window...
I can't even get that far, but that's probably because the person who registered this device is no longer here, so we can't get into the account.
Update:
As it turns out, the root partition was full of junk files (that all began with SORT_) that it could not write or issue tokens, or even make the semaphore files necessary to make a connection.
I had to buy a support contract just to get that figured out, but now all the shares are operating normally.
Apparently all that stuff was dormant, and the upgrade to 6.6.0 triggered the need for the extra space or something. Either way, all versions of Windows can now access the shares. Leave it to me to be the "OMG HTF DID THAT HAPPEN" customer.
ThaDoctor72 wrote:
I had to buy a support contract just to get that figured out, but now all the shares are operating normally.
I'm glad its sorted, though I get the annoyance.
You might want to enable ssh, so you can poke around yourself if something bad happens again. Netgear shouldn't deny support unless there is some evidence that your ssh use contributed to the problem.
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