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SMB shares dying on OS X
Hi All, Has anyone run into the problem of SMB shares dying between Mac clients and ReadyNAS OS 6? I connect SMB shares using auto_fs, and they are usable, but after some period of time, after I...
Hi bobaloca,
Not really a Linux support but may I ask what other protocols are enabled on the share in question.
Regards,
Only SMB and DLNA, but I have considered switching to NFS to see if it resolves the issue. That said, SMB is supposed to be the preferred protocol for OS X now, so I would prefer to figure out what's going on.
Hi bobaloca,
You could probably consider the information found on the link below:
Recommendation for using AFP and SMB in the same environment
Regards,
Thanks. I don't actually have AFP enabled in my environment, though. No one else has this issue? I'm not even sure if there are useful logs I should be checking to troubleshoot.
Is the Mac going to sleep?
Which services are you running on the NAS?
Also do you have any apps installed?
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