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jgrimm
Dec 13, 2017Aspirant
Enable SMB 2 on ReadyNas x86 v4.2.31
Is it possible to enable SMB 2 on legacy ReadyNas devices running SAMBA 3.6?
- Dec 13, 2017
If your Windows version gives you a free NFS client, you could also potentially switch to that: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Using-your-ReadyNAS/No-access-to-shares-after-disabling-SMB1-as-recommended-by/m-p/1288675/highlight/true#M130371 Then disable SMB altogether.
You could also try adding the following lines to the [global] section of the /etc/samba/smb.conf file and rebooting the NAS:
min protocol = SMB2
max protocol = SMB2
SMB2 support is only "experimental" in your version of SAMBA, so you might run into issues.
OR, convert your ultra to run OS 6, and that will give you SMB3 support.
mdgm-ntgr
Dec 13, 2017NETGEAR Employee Retired
The SMB2 support in Samba 3.6 is experimental, but you can enable it via SSH.
I would stick with SMB1 on it.
jgrimm
Dec 13, 2017Aspirant
So I have two options:
Go against Microsoft's advice and enable SMB1 on my PC
OR
Go against Netgear's advice and enable SMB2 on my NAS
Which option would you recommend?
If I want to take my chance with SMB2 on my NAS (as I'm just using it as a backup duplication repository), how I do I enable it via SSH?
Thanks.
- StephenBDec 13, 2017Guru - Experienced User
If your Windows version gives you a free NFS client, you could also potentially switch to that: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Using-your-ReadyNAS/No-access-to-shares-after-disabling-SMB1-as-recommended-by/m-p/1288675/highlight/true#M130371 Then disable SMB altogether.
You could also try adding the following lines to the [global] section of the /etc/samba/smb.conf file and rebooting the NAS:
min protocol = SMB2
max protocol = SMB2
SMB2 support is only "experimental" in your version of SAMBA, so you might run into issues.
OR, convert your ultra to run OS 6, and that will give you SMB3 support.
- MickozFeb 23, 2018Aspirant
Is there a guide on how I would convert to OS 6 from RAIDiator 4.2.31?
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