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Server Message Block is a network file sharing protocol created by Microsoft. This is the protocol used for file and printer sharing on Windows networks.

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How to force client to download files locally over SMB instead of holding the file open

Is there a way client or server side MacOS and Windows. To force a client to download files locally, rather than to hold the file open when being read? Similar to how Chrome OS does this.
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windows server RDP works but c$ shared folder access denied

this might be something simple, but I think I rather ask here. We have some servers in our environment which are in workgroup, they can ping each other, test-wsman is a success, RDP from one to another works, BUT from server1 I cannot open…
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Why is Windows seeing my NAS as two separate devices (one with FQDN, the other with local name)?

My home LAN has a Windows Active Directory domain, with the DNS name corp.example.com. My Synology NAS has the FQDN nas.corp.example.com.. My Windows 10 desktop has the FQDN cube.corp.example.com.. I am using split-brain DNS: The DNS servers…
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SMB Connection to non-domain server

I have a service that needs to establish a SMB connection to several servers. There is no issue with domain-joined computers using a domain account with access. However, I need it to connect to a few servers that are not joined. The service needs…
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Kerberos using JAAS and SMB protocol

We are using JAAS for Kerberos authentication. As a requirement from the customer, we want to make sure that SMB V2 or higher must be used during communication with KDC/AD. I've few basic questions related to this. Please excuse me if I sound too…
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Local ethernet file transfers slower than internet downloads

I have an SSD drive connected to my router's USB 3.0 port. My computer is connected to the routeur directly through ethernet (no switch) and runs Windows 10. When downloading files from the internet my download speed tops around 40 MB/s. However,…
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Problems accessing shared folder in Windows clustered file Server 2008 R2

Firs of all I need to apologise for my poor technical and language skills. I will try to describe a problem as detail as I can. There is subnet 172.16.10.0/24 In this subnet I have 3 servers 1 storage and 7 workstations (real count are many…
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file shared on SMB on zfs on linux cannot be read over network

The file can be opened locally. I think the problem is related to attributes or permissions somehow, but I do not know how to check them. The files are GoPro videos in a particular directory, and originally were saved onto my MacBook. I transferred…
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SMB file access behind NAT policy in firewall

I've got an file server behind a firewall (different network from my production network), so my computers are reaching files using a NAT policy in my Firewall. My users are having troubles and lost connection in file explorer when they work with…
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Office files taking more than 30 seconds to load from network shares

Office files (Excel, Word etc.) have recently started taking 30 seconds + the normal load time to run from our file shares. We have it on several servers with 2012R2, 2016, 2019. We've also set up a new Windows server 2019 with the same GPOs, same…
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In what order to executable files get transferred and executed from a network share?

What is the difference between transferring an executable file to your local computer before running it vs directly running it from an SMB share. Does running it from the share transfer the whole file to a temporary location and then execute it, or…
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How should I block traffic to destination port using iptables?

I have received an abuse from my server provider and one thing which is the same is that the target on destination IPs is the SMB (445) port . How can I block destination traffic to port 445 using iptables? >…
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NAS drive mounted RW (in Linux) but some subdirectories are read-only

I'm mounting a set of NAS drives on my Linux box (Ubuntu 20.04) and everything seems to be working fine for most of the drives: sudo mount -t cifs //mynas/mydrive /mnt/mydrive -o \ …
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Access Based Enumeration with Azure Files

Is it possible to enable Access Based Enumeration in Azure Files? We're using Azure Files with the AADDS integration enabled (per the setup discussed here - though with just the Azure Files; no local fileshares or file sync in play). We've…
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Windows 10 asking for credentials for SMB Share when accessed via IP, but not when accessed via DNS hostname

Summary I have an SMB share on a domain-joined Synology DS416 NAS. A single computer on our network as a strange issue where the user groupuser can access the share via hostname \\group_nas\share with no issue, but when accessing it via IP address…
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