Vero 4K SMB2 windows shares

[davet218]

just received my Vero 4k and i’am having trouble seeing or adding windows server 2012 r2 shares of which SMB1 has been disabled due to security reasons (ransom ware). I have seen a post regarding enabling SMB2 and it talks about kernel SMB2 enable i have no idea how to do this i’am new to Linux and will this work for adding windows shares in OSMC. Is there a guide i could follow to get this working

[Tom_Doyle]

Hi,

If you read this post:

Kodi and SMBv1

I recently disabled SMBv1 on my server after the WannaCry storm. It immediately killed OSMC’s ability to connect to shares through SMB. Information how to make Kodi work together with SMBv2/3 is hard to find in one place and the posts are sometimes contradicting each other. It basically comes down to some additions in the .smb/smb.conf file. You need to add or change to following 3 settings under the global headline. [global] client min protocol = SMB2 client max protocol = SMB3 client N…

You will need access to the command-line: Accessing the command line - General - OSMC.

Its already been enabled in the kernel, you just need to update /home/osmc/.smb/smb.conf; as discussed in the thread. Then reboot.

Thanks Tom.

P.S

Edit: Thought of this after I finished posting:

You initially probably only want to add to add:

client max protocol = SMB3

to smb.conf, so you can browse and add your shares. Adding the other options mentioned in thread, breaks browsing but is more secure.

[davet218]

Perfect worked like a charm i don’t require browsing as all my files are via a single share thanks again

[sam_nazarko]

Thanks for confirming. This will be resolved shortly in a near future update, but we need to always be careful when making SMB changes.

I hope you enjoy your new device.

[jra_samba]

Sam, I just found out about Vero 4K and I’d like to make sure users get a seamless and good experience using Samba SMB2 both libsmbclient and kernel with SMB2.

Can you contact me directly at Jeremy Allison jra@samba.org referencing this thread ? I’m planning on replacing my old SageTV HD300 boxes at home soon and Vero 4k looks an ideal choice. I want to make sure all Samba-related SMB1/2/3 issues are addressed so everything just “works” for users.

I can log bugs for you in our bugzilla if I know about them, and I’d love to work directly with you to fix any issues you might have.

Cheers,

Jeremy Allison,
Samba Team.

[sam_nazarko]

Hi Jeremy,

Thanks for your message. I’ll send you an email shortly.

Best

Sam

[sam_nazarko]

Hi Jeremy,

I’ve sent you an email now.

Sam