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gyves1
Oct 25, 2025Luminary
Unable to activate the SMB
Hi, Since several days I had an unexpected disabling of my SMB on the ReadyNAS. I'm trying to reactivate the service but each time the App button go back to grey status. Do you have an idea of the...
gyves1
Nov 07, 2025Luminary
I did the factory reset, the SMB is back now, but I have odd behavior with AV. Also with my eSAta2USB-c, which I'm unable to connect an external disk, only on the USB ports
- StephenBNov 07, 2025Guru - Experienced User
gyves1 wrote:
but I have odd behavior with AV.
Can you give more details?
gyves1 wrote:
Also with my eSAta2USB-c
I never had much luck with eSATA myself (either with ReadyNAS or with a PC). Though it's been a long time since I tried it (and I never tried an eSATA to USB-C adapter).
Although the older linux on the ReadyNAS sometimes doesn't handle USB hubs properly, you can try connecting one to the USB output on the back and see if that works.
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