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Can't Mount SMB/CIFS Shares in OS X Sierra Public Beta 4
Latest firmeware 4.4.28 and I suspect it's a Sierra issue but I see the drive and shares and am promtped to authenictate which seems to work. Trying to mount or view files results in a time out. Driv...
Of course, Apple's forums are telling me to talk to the NAS vendor...
My suspicion at this point is that the removal of AFP in Sierra is conflicting with the ReadyNAS OS 4 setup that requires AFP to use Time Machine. The ideal solution would be for an update to ReadyNAS OS4 that allows Time Machine to be run over SMB, allowing a user to disable AFP completely on their device without losing any functionality.
I realize that ReadyNAS 4 is EOL, but I strongly feel this would be a well received update from the ReadyNAS community, showing good will towards older users & hardware.
That aside - is anyone reporting this on newer devices with ReadyNAS OS 6, or is it just the OS 4 devices? (i.e. - will moving to a newer device actually resolve this, or will the same issue keep happening?)
I'm with you in that an all SMB solution would be fine BUT SMB isn't working for me at all...you? Also, SMB performance has been pretty poor compared to Windows if you haven't tried. The Moderator in here knows some tricks that I believe could improve that. Hoping we get a fix soon so we can run backups as well as use the device. I had stated earlier that given the investment in this device (6 bays) it would be fair to at least make sure it functions even if EOL. Mine is not even 4 years old.
Sadly, mine went out of warranty at the end of 2015, so I can't claim it's still supported.
SMB works fine for me, although it is noticeably slower than AFP for file access.
I am still looking for confirmation that this same issue is not happening on ReadyNAS OS 6 - it OS 4 is EOL, then it's EOL, but I don't want to pay for a new device if it won't fix the issue.So you can use SMB with Sierra?? I guess I'm confused.
Yes, I can use SMB, although it is slower than AFP was.
Because ReadyNAS OS 4 only uses AFP for Time Machine, and Sierrra dropped AFP, Sierra can no longer see my Time Machine disks, which is the main issue I am having. I would disable AFP completely on my ReadyNAS, but I still need AFP for my other Macs that are not on Sierra yet.If Time Machine can be configured to use SMB, there will no longer be a need for AFP to be enabled on the ReadyNAS device. (Performance would still be an issue, though...)
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