Debugging CIFS / samba on Windows - Teh Forum

<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41764.0&return_msg=41764.1"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.11">11–20</a>…<a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.51">51–52</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=41764.1">Debugging CIFS / samba on Windows</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="41764_1_52_10"> <a name="a41764_1"></a><div class="message" id="message_41764_1"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">18 Jun 2016 14:14</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">1 of 52</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.1">41764.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Windows has decided to stop being able to access the shares on my NAS. (I get the error "Windows cannot access \\assbox\stuff") <p>The samba service is running and working on the NAS, and I can get the list of shares via a Linux machine with smbtree - none of which is a surprise, nothing changed on the NAS, it's Windows that's broken. </p><p>I can ping the NAS and connect to its web-based GUI so it's not a general network issue, it's something specific to accessing the CIFS shares. </p><p>Searching is useless - I'm getting nothing on how to pinpoint what the issue is on Windows. (There's a billion answers for Linux but I know that side is working.) </p><p>I did change networks stuff a couple of weeks ago for an unrelated issue (think I turned off IPv6 and probably other stuff I can't remember), and whilst I think I used the NAS since then I can't remember for sure. </p><p>I've turned IPv6 back on and been fiddling with HomeGroup stuff because that's related to file sharing, though I don't think I was in a HomeGroup before. </p><p>Any ideas what to try?</p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41764.1&return_msg=41764.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41764.1"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41764_2"></a><div class="message" id="message_41764_2"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">18 Jun 2016 14:26</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 18 Jun 2016 15:31"></span></span> <span class="message_count">2 of 52</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.2">41764.2</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.1#a41764_1" target="_self">41764.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Tried using the IP rather than assbox?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41764.2&return_msg=41764.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41764.2"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41764_3"></a><div class="message" id="message_41764_3"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">18 Jun 2016 14:58</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 18 Jun 2016 15:31"></span></span> <span class="message_count">3 of 52</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.3">41764.3</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.1#a41764_1" target="_self">41764.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> What make is your nas? Did you check the mfg's (or other) forums to see if it's maybe a firmware issue?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41764.3&return_msg=41764.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41764.3"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41764_4"></a><div class="message" id="message_41764_4"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">18 Jun 2016 15:35</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 18 Jun 2016 16:12"></span></span> <span class="message_count">4 of 52</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.4">41764.4</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.1#a41764_3" target="_self">41764.3</a></div> <div class="message_body"> The NAS works fine; it's a Windows issue.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41764.4&return_msg=41764.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41764.4"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41764_5"></a><div class="message" id="message_41764_5"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">18 Jun 2016 15:38</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 18 Jun 2016 15:38"></span></span> <span class="message_count">5 of 52</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.5">41764.5</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.1#a41764_2" target="_self">41764.2</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Same error with IP address. <p>Though the error dialog does come up straight away with the IP - using the hostname it takes a while (though it's in my hosts file so not sure why there'd be a difference).</p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41764.5&return_msg=41764.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41764.5"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41764_6"></a><div class="message" id="message_41764_6"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: graphitone<span class="message_time">18 Jun 2016 19:17</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 18 Jun 2016 20:05"></span></span> <span class="message_count">6 of 52</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.6">41764.6</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.1#a41764_5" target="_self">41764.5</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I was gonna suggest DNS 'til I got to that bit. <span class="emoticon e_sad" title=":("><span class="e__">:(</span></span><br /><br /> What are the permissions on the share? I'm not very good with Linux, but does it have an ACL you can tweak?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41764.6&return_msg=41764.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41764.6"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41764_7"></a><div class="message" id="message_41764_7"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">18 Jun 2016 20:32</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: graphitone <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 18 Jun 2016 20:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">7 of 52</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.7">41764.7</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.1#a41764_6" target="_self">41764.6</a></div> <div class="message_body"> The permissions on the share are the same as they were before, because the problem is not with the NAS, it's something on the Windows side.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41764.7&return_msg=41764.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41764.7"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41764_8"></a><div class="message" id="message_41764_8"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: graphitone<span class="message_time">18 Jun 2016 20:59</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 18 Jun 2016 21:08"></span></span> <span class="message_count">8 of 52</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.8">41764.8</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.1#a41764_7" target="_self">41764.7</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Gotcha - misread the bit up there. Hmmm, any recent Windows updates?<br /><br /> Is Windows Network Discovery on?<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 18 Jun 2016 21:02 by GRAPHITONE</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41764.8&return_msg=41764.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41764.8"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41764_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_41764_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">18 Jun 2016 21:09</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">9 of 52</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.9">41764.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Ok, so I have an actual error message now <pre style="color:#445;">C:\Users\Peter>net view \\169.254.184.206 System error 53 has occurred. The network path was not found.</pre> Again, I can ping the machine: <pre style="color:#445;">C:\Users\Peter>ping 169.254.184.206 Pinging 169.254.184.206 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 169.254.184.206: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64 Reply from 169.254.184.206: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64 Reply from 169.254.184.206: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64 Reply from 169.254.184.206: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64 Ping statistics for 169.254.184.206: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms</pre> Searching for "System error 53 has occurred" leads to <a href="http://www.chicagotech.net/systemerrors.htm#System%20error%2053%20-%20The%20network%20path%20was%20not%20found.">this page</a> which lists the following: <p>1) if it is domain environment, check your WINS; <br />2) if it is peer-to-peer workgroup, enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP; <br />3) make sure the machine is running; <br />4) make sure file and Printer Share enabled on remote computer; <br />5) make sure client for ms networks is enabled on local computer; <br />6) make sure you type the correct name. <br />7) Make sure no firewall running or any security setting. </p><p>1 doesn't apply, 2 didn't work, 5 is enabled, toggling firewall made no difference. </p><p>I'm currently thinking it's got to be something in Local Area Connection Properties and/or TCP/IPv4 properties - something I inadvertently changed and whatever configuration I try I can't find the magic values that it had before. <span class="emoticon e_sad" title=":("><span class="e__">:(</span></span></p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41764.9&return_msg=41764.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41764.9"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41764_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_41764_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: graphitone<span class="message_time">18 Jun 2016 21:14</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 18 Jun 2016 21:14"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 52</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.10">41764.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41764.1#a41764_9" target="_self">41764.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <replied to the wrong thread><br /><br /> If you've altered something in the IPv4 settings can you show us the output of an ipconfig/all<br /> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41764.10&return_msg=41764.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41764.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="41764.11" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>