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Problem with Windows accessing a Linux network share.

Problem with Windows accessing a Linux network share.

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xxuhuy
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03-10-2016, 12:49 AM
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Hello, I’m having trouble connecting to a network share on my Windows 10 server. It’s running a virtual machine that hosts my games—specifically a Truenas Scale VM. The main goal is to update the games regularly. My setup uses ISCSI drives on the NAS, while the Windows VM accesses one drive and my gaming PC another. Deduplication helps save space, currently at about 1.96 GB with excellent performance. There’s also a large LAN cache container that speeds up downloads. I’m very concerned about backups, especially for games, since I have 100 GB of internet bandwidth and 6 TB of game files installed. Downloading again would take weeks unless the backup is already done. My current backup is on an external 8 TB drive. Unfortunately, Linux can’t reach the Windows share, so multiple shares aren’t possible. With ISCSI, only one machine can connect at a time, making it risky to have several shares. I used a read-only passwordless share for games, which seems to work for other Windows machines but not for Linux. The backup uses an ext4-formatted drive, which Windows can’t access. There’s no way I’m using NTFS for any backup. Here’s the relevant fstab line from my Linux machine:

```
//192.168.1.232/D /mnt/D_Games_NAS cifs ro,username=Guest,password=
```

It worked until recently, possibly due to a Windows update. I run `sudo mount -a` in command mode and see errors like CIFS mounting failure. It might be a Windows update issue. I’ve tried mounting it manually with `sudo dmesg`, but the problem persists. Could be a recent change or driver conflict. Let me know if you need help troubleshooting further.
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03-10-2016, 12:49 AM #1

Hello, I’m having trouble connecting to a network share on my Windows 10 server. It’s running a virtual machine that hosts my games—specifically a Truenas Scale VM. The main goal is to update the games regularly. My setup uses ISCSI drives on the NAS, while the Windows VM accesses one drive and my gaming PC another. Deduplication helps save space, currently at about 1.96 GB with excellent performance. There’s also a large LAN cache container that speeds up downloads. I’m very concerned about backups, especially for games, since I have 100 GB of internet bandwidth and 6 TB of game files installed. Downloading again would take weeks unless the backup is already done. My current backup is on an external 8 TB drive. Unfortunately, Linux can’t reach the Windows share, so multiple shares aren’t possible. With ISCSI, only one machine can connect at a time, making it risky to have several shares. I used a read-only passwordless share for games, which seems to work for other Windows machines but not for Linux. The backup uses an ext4-formatted drive, which Windows can’t access. There’s no way I’m using NTFS for any backup. Here’s the relevant fstab line from my Linux machine:

```
//192.168.1.232/D /mnt/D_Games_NAS cifs ro,username=Guest,password=
```

It worked until recently, possibly due to a Windows update. I run `sudo mount -a` in command mode and see errors like CIFS mounting failure. It might be a Windows update issue. I’ve tried mounting it manually with `sudo dmesg`, but the problem persists. Could be a recent change or driver conflict. Let me know if you need help troubleshooting further.

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03-10-2016, 01:27 AM
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The number -13 seems to indicate an authentication issue. Verify the share's end in Windows and ensure proper permissions are configured for unauthenticated access. If needed, log into the share using Samba on the Linux side.
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03-10-2016, 01:27 AM #2

The number -13 seems to indicate an authentication issue. Verify the share's end in Windows and ensure proper permissions are configured for unauthenticated access. If needed, log into the share using Samba on the Linux side.

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