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Enabling SMB2 on ReadyNAS Pro
Attempted to enable SMB2 per the instructions linked below; namely, added the line min protocol = SMB2 to the [Gobal] section of the /etc/samba/smb.conf file on the NAS. Then restarted the NAS, but u...
There is an experimental configuration flag that could be set - I haven't tried it, and don't know how buggy that early implementation is.
There is an old post here that describes how one person made this work: https://community.netgear.com/t5/New-ReadyNAS-Users-General/Support-for-SMB2/m-p/1007083#M9336
smb.conf does have a warning in it, saying that it is autogenerated. I don't know when the system regenerates though.
regarding smb on 4.x Netgear really needs to provide a better supported solution for this as the issue is only going to keep reoccuring as more people upgrade to new versions of windows over time.
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