An ongoing problem through recent versions of Mac OS X is a recurring "Error -50" message (with failure to connect) when attempting to mount SMB shares over a local ...

With Mac OS X 10.3, Apple made the Mac a full citizen on Windows networks. For many Mac users, the biggest advantage of this move was the ability to connect to shared volumes on Windows computers (and ...

I just noticed my OS X Macs can't "see" SMB shares with names longer than 12 characters.<BR><BR>Example: <BR><BR>I use the "Connect to Server" box to find a smb server (smb://servername). When I am ...

Starting with Windows 11 version 24H2, Microsoft made some big changes to how SMB shares work on Windows machines. To provide enhanced security, these shares now ...

There are a lot of practical uses for a personal server, both at home and for a business. You can use them to network local computers, provide communal storage, host email, and a variety of other ...

The very purpose of your NAS is to share files between people and devices. A NAS can surely work as a central storage unit, but to make it live its full purpose, you will have to give it a way to talk ...

Is it just me, or do all SMB shares,regardless of the server platform, mount on OS X with the share name in all CAPS? I just realized that no matter what a shared folder's name is locally on the ...

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How to install and configure Samba on RHEL-based Linux distributions Your email has been sent Jack Wallen shows you how to quickly get Samba shares up and running on ...

I’ve been working with Linux since 1997, and it’s been a rare occasion that I don’t take advantage in one way or another of Samba file sharing. With Samba, I can easily create and manage shares that ...