Issue with SMB on Windows 10 following repairs. Unable to restore functionality.
Issue with SMB on Windows 10 following repairs. Unable to restore functionality.
Windows 10 client struggles to reach SMB share while other devices work. I can ping the server from my PC but not access the share, receiving a generic error. SMBv1 is disabled on both server and Windows, yet enabling it didn’t resolve the issue. Need guidance on troubleshooting steps. Please share any logs or screenshots if possible. Thanks!
Thank you for your response. I understand the DNS cache service is turned off on Windows, as shown in the screenshot. (Is it supposed to be enabled?) I’m unable to address the other two questions at the moment because I’m working and will update you once I’m back home. Thanks again for the feedback.
I checked this recently too. It has to be turned on, or else it messes with all the networking features in Windows. That covers things like linking to your NAS. I tried enabling it, restarted, and everything worked perfectly—no issues connecting to my NAS afterward.
That sounds confusing. I expected it to be something like 192.168.1.232 with a name, but it just showed the IP address.
No worries, your help was more than welcome, thanks a lot! Yes, I tried both \\192.168.1.232\ and \\192.168.1.232\Name_of_the_share\. When it was still working I was able to use \\192.168.1.232\ when putting the path in the file explorer manually but when adding it as a network location/mapped drive I needed to use the \\192.168.1.232\Name_of_the_share\. If anyone else in the forum has any idea, please let me know, I would be more than happy to test other possible solutions.
I checked all available resources and still couldn't find a fix. After more testing, it seems the issue lies with Windows itself. Since I installed a new Windows on an extra SSD and everything functions properly, the problem must be related to the operating system. I'm going to format Windows and begin from scratch.