SMB on NAS

Receng56 · Receng56 #1 (**permalink**)

04-26-2011, 11:12 AM

I am having a problem with SMB shares on a Freecom NAS drive. The finder sees the drive and when I click on the drive it shows me the folders, but when I double click on any of the folders I get - "The operation can't be completed because the original item "folder name" can't be found" - message. I have verified and repaired my startup disks permissions. I am running 10.6.7!

MacsWork · MacsWork #2 (**permalink**)

04-26-2011, 07:53 PM

Can you connect via IP versus hostname?

Receng56 · Receng56 #3 (**permalink**)

04-27-2011, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by MacsWork

Can you connect via IP versus hostname?

I can get to it's webclient. How would i connect via IP?

MacsWork · MacsWork #4 (**permalink**)

04-27-2011, 07:30 AM

CMD + K in the Finder or from the Go menu Connect to Server.

Enter smb://ip.ad.dr.ess

This should either prompt for credentials or show you the share list if the credentials are saved in the keychain.

Receng56 · Receng56 #5 (**permalink**)

04-27-2011, 10:05 AM

Basically the same problem it shows me a list of all the folders and when I try to connect to a folder it says it cannot mount the volume? It works fine on my old G5 running 10.5.8. Is this a Snow Leopard problem?

MacsWork · MacsWork #6 (**permalink**)

04-27-2011, 07:04 PM

More like a NAS problem.

Are there any firmware upgrades for the NAS?

Receng56 · Receng56 #7 (**permalink**)

04-28-2011, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacsWork

More like a NAS problem.

Are there any firmware upgrades for the NAS?

So why does it work on my G5 perfectly well?

MacsWork · MacsWork #8 (**permalink**)

04-28-2011, 07:23 AM

SMB is a protocol. Over the lifetime of a protocol there are security holes discovered and patched.

The implementation of SMB in Snow Leopard is different of that in Leopard. Just like the security requirements of Windows 7 versus XP.

The /etc/smb.conf file may be a place to look to relax the requirements of the protocol on SL. Maybe compare the one on 10.5 to the one on 10.6.

Or look for a firmware update on the NAS.

kai233 · kai233 #9 (**permalink**)

05-05-2011, 07:28 AM

hi,
after trying out several tweaks i found a solution here: MacWindows: Snow Leopard and File Sharing Tips and Reports

just changing the password to numerics made it possible for me to mount my password protected wd-netcenter share under 10.6.7 (my other mac runs 10.4.x, and had no problems mounting it).
this might be a hint to understand the problem - or just be a workaround.
at least for me it works

Receng56 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 08, 2007 Location: London Posts: 13	04-27-2011, 10:05 AM Basically the same problem it shows me a list of all the folders and when I try to connect to a folder it says it cannot mount the volume? It works fine on my old G5 running 10.5.8. Is this a Snow Leopard problem? Last edited by Receng56; 04-27-2011 at 10:11 AM.
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Receng56 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 08, 2007 Location: London Posts: 13	04-26-2011, 11:12 AM I am having a problem with SMB shares on a Freecom NAS drive. The finder sees the drive and when I click on the drive it shows me the folders, but when I double click on any of the folders I get - "The operation can't be completed because the original item "folder name" can't be found" - message. I have verified and repaired my startup disks permissions. I am running 10.6.7!
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MacsWork #2 (permalink)
Member Since: May 22, 2005 Location: Closer than you think. Posts: 2,074 Mac Specs: Performa 6116 2GBSCSI 8MB OS 7.5.3	04-26-2011, 07:53 PM Can you connect via IP versus hostname?
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Member Since: May 22, 2005 Location: Closer than you think. Posts: 2,074 Mac Specs: Performa 6116 2GBSCSI 8MB OS 7.5.3	04-27-2011, 07:30 AM CMD + K in the Finder or from the Go menu Connect to Server. Enter smb://ip.ad.dr.ess This should either prompt for credentials or show you the share list if the credentials are saved in the keychain.
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MacsWork #6 (permalink)
Member Since: May 22, 2005 Location: Closer than you think. Posts: 2,074 Mac Specs: Performa 6116 2GBSCSI 8MB OS 7.5.3	04-27-2011, 07:04 PM More like a NAS problem. Are there any firmware upgrades for the NAS?
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MacsWork #8 (permalink)
Member Since: May 22, 2005 Location: Closer than you think. Posts: 2,074 Mac Specs: Performa 6116 2GBSCSI 8MB OS 7.5.3	04-28-2011, 07:23 AM SMB is a protocol. Over the lifetime of a protocol there are security holes discovered and patched. The implementation of SMB in Snow Leopard is different of that in Leopard. Just like the security requirements of Windows 7 versus XP. The /etc/smb.conf file may be a place to look to relax the requirements of the protocol on SL. Maybe compare the one on 10.5 to the one on 10.6. Or look for a firmware update on the NAS.
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kai233 #9 (permalink)
Member Since: May 05, 2011 Posts: 1	05-05-2011, 07:28 AM hi, after trying out several tweaks i found a solution here: MacWindows: Snow Leopard and File Sharing Tips and Reports just changing the password to numerics made it possible for me to mount my password protected wd-netcenter share under 10.6.7 (my other mac runs 10.4.x, and had no problems mounting it). this might be a hint to understand the problem - or just be a workaround. at least for me it works
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