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Sp4
Feb 15, 2021Guide
SMB Protocol 3.1.1 and Windows 10
https://kb.netgear.com/24913/How-do-I-back-up-my-Windows-PC-to-a-ReadyNAS-OS-6-system-using-Windows-Backup-and-Restore I'm refrencing this article to lower the SMB version to 2.0 for Windows Back...
- Feb 15, 2021
I believe it was true back in 2016, but I suspect Microsoft resolved the issue after that.
I suggest just trying the backup with SMB 3.1.1, and see if it works.
rn_enthusiast
Feb 16, 2021Virtuoso
By the way, if you want to see what SMB version the client is opting to use, then you can see it by running this command from the CLI of the NAS - while the client is connected over SMB.
# smbstatus
Quite handy!
rn_enthusiast
Feb 16, 2021Virtuoso
Or for the brief version:
# smbstatus -b
For all options available:
# smbstatus --help
- Sp4Feb 16, 2021Guide
All this is great info, thank you. I am somewhat new to advanced configuration with my NAS and I'll admit it's really interesting all the things I can do with this.
DO I need an app to use the CLI of my ReadyNAS? I see one called Docker CLI, is this it?
- rn_enthusiastFeb 16, 2021Virtuoso
Nope, the CLI (command line interface) is part of any Linux system. The ReadyNAS uses the Linux operating system. You can use the SSH protocol to reach the CLI.
If you go to the web admin page, you can simply enable SSH.
1. Go to System > Settings > Services.
2. Click on SSH.
3. When prompted with the support warning, click Yes if you are sure you want to proceed.
4. Select Enable SSH and Enable password authentication.
5. Click Apply.
6. You can now connect to the ReadyNAS through SSH as the root user.Then use "Putty" to do SSH from your Windows PC. Putty is just one option but the most widely used.
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html
When logging in over SSH, you need to use to the username: root
The password will be the same password as you use when accessing the web admin page (i.e. the admin password for the NAS).
The ReadyNAS uses all standard stuff. It is Linux based, it uses Samba for the SMB config, it uses mdadm for the raid config, it uses apache2 for the web admin page, etc. It is all standard stuff, which is really great cause it means that it will act pretty much like any other Linux system.
Cheers
- Sp4Feb 17, 2021Guide
rn_enthusiast Great, thank you for all the info!
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