"File exists" error when trying to connect smb shares

Well you could play around with the Samba versions on Kodi (Settings - Services - SMB Client - Max Protocol)
Also gerneally it is suggested to use IP addresses instead of Server Names for the shares as that work more reliable.
Lastly if it is a long term setup I suggest to switch from Kodi based SMB access to kernel based mounts (e.g. autofs).