Can not connect to my SMB NAS

sys-x · August 13, 2017 at 5:29 PM

Hi,

Yesterday I installed LibreELEC for the first time, coming from different builds of Kodi earlier (latest KodiBuntu) on my Intel NUC.

But now I have as a simple problem as getting my Kodi connect to my NAS over SMB. I tried to connect my shares with static IP's, and server name and paths, but nothing works.

Nothing is changed in my router or NAS since previous build of Kodi that worked fine yesterday.

Here is the log: MaJZ

Edit: I should probably mention that I can browse my network/SMB share, and mount paths for my content, but then when scanning starts it says that it can't connect to the share. Edit.

I hope you can help me spread some light to this, and please let me know if there is any other info you need from me.

**Iridium** · August 13, 2017 at 5:58 PM Official Post

Have you turned on Samba in Programs -> LibreElec -> Services ?

If so have you modified samba.conf in /storage/.config ?

Have you set min protocol = SMB2? as this could cause some problems.

sys-x · August 13, 2017 at 6:01 PM

Hi.

Yes Samba is on

I have not modified samba.config

I'm not sure what you mean with your last line, but no I do not think that I have.

browneye253 · August 13, 2017 at 8:36 PM

I'm having the same problem Just installed on my x86 machine yesterday and I can't get it to access any files on SMB.

When I try to add an smb source I get "Unknown error 8216"

sys-x · August 13, 2017 at 10:16 PM

Quote from browneye253

When I try to add an smb source I get "Unknown error 8216"

I also had that error code a couple of times.

moka123, I'm not sure what you trying to tell me.

browneye253 · August 14, 2017 at 3:28 PM

Is your NAS a synology? I was able to fix my problem by going to Control Panel > File Services > Windows File Service Advanced Settings > Enable Local Master Browser.

This was on my syno nas though.

sys-x · August 14, 2017 at 3:41 PM

Hi. Tnx for your reply.

Yes it is a Synology NAS. I did try the "Enable Local Master" but it didn't do it for me.

**Iridium** · August 14, 2017 at 5:53 PM Official Post

I don't know what user Kodibuntu uses but Libreelec uses root - has root got access to your smb share.

Can you mount the share via the command line?

On you server can you check that the parameter "min protocol" is not set to SMB2

I can connect to my NAS (Arch Linux) without any issues - but it is an open system.

sys-x · August 15, 2017 at 2:50 PM

Yes I can mount, but when scanning starts i get "No connection with share"

My NAS was set to SMB1, and "local master browser" was ticked

sys-x · August 15, 2017 at 4:17 PM

I found a very helpful site that solved my problem. I want to share it here for future reference:

In Kodi try:
Add network location > Protocol = Windows SMB > Server Name = IP address of the server PLUS then put :445 on the end (this is the SMB TCP Port Number) > OK
Eg > 192.168.1.1:445
Usernames and password may be required.
Then select the smb://ip.address.of.server from the list again to add your shares.

Source: HERE

nowe · August 17, 2017 at 8:05 PM

Same here updated to 8.1.0 and all of a sudden my LE has %H as name en i can not connect to it anymore from my window machine

when i connect with winscp and check nothing has changed

[global]

server string = MEDIA

**chewitt** · August 17, 2017 at 8:28 PM Official Post

If you are seeing %H there is a custom samba.conf in use and you need to update it to be based on the new Samba4 template. Basically there is a conflict with Samba 3 configuration and this causes Samba to not start correctly. There is a comment in the release notes that directs people to do this, but as nobody reads release notes I guess most will discover it the hard way.

andre3030 · August 20, 2017 at 4:38 PM

Quote from chewitt

If you are seeing %H there is a custom samba.conf in use and you need to update it to be based on the new Samba4 template. Basically there is a conflict with Samba 3 configuration and this causes Samba to not start correctly. There is a comment in the release notes that directs people to do this, but as nobody reads release notes I guess most will discover it the hard way.

I have the same issues with the latest release and I did read the release notes.

Also tried to comment 2 times on the original release post but none of these did got posted for some reason.

Tried manual update and clean install on Raspberry Pi 2.

SMB running on Apple Timecapsule (latest firmware).

Any suggestions?

Edit:

I belive this is a Apple issue since they started using AFP as a standard for time machine backups.

Earlier my disk was mounted as SMB, now it's AFP...

Apple support again ("Geniuses").

Can not connect to my SMB NAS

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