FreeNAS server show as a storage server under location in Finder

[anchen]

Hi, appreciate if anyone could point me to the right settings on FreeNAS.

I have a FreeNAS server as a samba server for home sharing. Version: TrueNAS-12.0-RELEASE. I have a MBP which is running version 11.0.1. I am wondering if there is a setting on FreeNAS which needs to turn on to make it display as a storage server under the Location in Finder ( refer to the screenshot in below ). Thank you so much.

 

[sretalla]

This is probably what you want:

It's under Network | Global Configuration

 

[anchen]

Hi @sretalla , I have that option enabled by default, but no luck.

 

[sretalla]

You might want to try this:

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