The device recognizes Ubuntu Samba but fails to establish a connection.
The device recognizes Ubuntu Samba but fails to establish a connection.
In short, I'm attempting to link my 2009 Mac (MacOS 10.13.6) to a Pop-Os Samba share on my Lenovo Yoga Book locally. I followed the provided tutorial and checked the shared settings in the Finder under 'Shared' SAMBA24, which matched the smb.conf file. Still, I keep receiving errors like "cannot connect...". After changing the share name in smb.conf, the issue persists. I've tried connecting manually via the command line using various samba URLs, but nothing works. It seems the problem might not be about name changes or server visibility, but possibly something else—like a hidden configuration on Pop-Os or an outdated guide. Could it be related to my Mac itself? Please let me know if you have any other details to share. Thank you in advance.
Do you have another machine available for testing? It might be a permissions problem.
It might be possible that the iMac only allows SMBv2, while your SAMBA server is set up for SMBv3. Disabling SMBv2 could have affected access to your printer, scanner, and camera.
You attempted to link to a server using another machine with Ubuntu Server 18 running Lubuntu, after setting up Samba. The issue is consistently "connection refused." It seems the problem might lie with Samba itself or network configuration rather than the firewall. You noticed that after installing Samba, the Ubuntu Server appeared as a gameserver on your Mac, and it worked fine there—no login issues or blank screens. This suggests the server might be handling connections differently depending on the environment.
No clear confirmation exists for Mac OS 10.13.3 supporting smb3 directly. However, several discussions focus on setting up smb3 and its performance within the OS, suggesting it likely works.
You're not familiar with Ubuntu, but in Dolphin on KDE you can enter smb://server/ (using the server name or IP of your SAMBA server) to view a list of shares. Also, confirm your username and passwords are correctly set up—they won't automatically transfer from your regular login.
I configured users according to the guidelines and found a folder with them. Did you make any other changes? Secondly, when using smb://SAMBABOOK/ on the hosting machine, it reported a connection refused error. I saw it listed under networks and tried that method too, but got the same issue. It seems the service can indeed connect and display its own shares.