I've used FreeNAS as a media vault for .iso copies of my DVD and BluRay discs for years, accessing them via a KDLINKS A400 Android streaming box. This lets me select a movie to watch from my library without getting up from my seat. I have been EXTREMELY satisfied with this.
Since my FreeNAS box is getting a little long in the tooth, I figured it was time to build a new machine with new hardware and current software. I put together a similar box and installed TrueNAS-12.0.U7, created a SMB share and mapped to it without difficulty from multiple Windows 10 machines in my home (I did explicit ip address mapping from Windows to the TrueNAS box via "Map Network Drive..."). From Windows, I created 2 new subfolders and copied the data from my FreeNAS box to the new TrueNAS box. My plan is to keep the FreeNAS box as a backup, and begin using the TrueNAS box as my primary source for streaming to my KDLINKS A400 box.
At first, I could not find the new TrueNAS box from the A400. In Network>Global Configuration, I saw that the NetBIOS-NS box under Service Announcement was not checked. I checked it, and was then able to find the server from the A400 device. However, I cannot find the shared folder I created within TrueNAS when I expand the server from the A400 device (I can see the SMB shares I defined under the FreeNAS server from the A400 device). I have tried to map to the shared folder via IP address and directory name, but the A400 device responds with "New Server Error". I have reached out to the manufacturer of the A400 device about this, but have yet to get a reply.
I am not sure what I need to adjust within TrueNAS to make the SMB Shares visible to my A400 device as they are in FreeNAS 9.3. My first thought was that it might be access-related. I have defined the share in TrueNAS as granting full control to everyone, but still it does not show up from the A400 Android device.
Any guidance/suggestions that folks may have about how to resolve this will be greatly appreciated.
Since my FreeNAS box is getting a little long in the tooth, I figured it was time to build a new machine with new hardware and current software. I put together a similar box and installed TrueNAS-12.0.U7, created a SMB share and mapped to it without difficulty from multiple Windows 10 machines in my home (I did explicit ip address mapping from Windows to the TrueNAS box via "Map Network Drive..."). From Windows, I created 2 new subfolders and copied the data from my FreeNAS box to the new TrueNAS box. My plan is to keep the FreeNAS box as a backup, and begin using the TrueNAS box as my primary source for streaming to my KDLINKS A400 box.
At first, I could not find the new TrueNAS box from the A400. In Network>Global Configuration, I saw that the NetBIOS-NS box under Service Announcement was not checked. I checked it, and was then able to find the server from the A400 device. However, I cannot find the shared folder I created within TrueNAS when I expand the server from the A400 device (I can see the SMB shares I defined under the FreeNAS server from the A400 device). I have tried to map to the shared folder via IP address and directory name, but the A400 device responds with "New Server Error". I have reached out to the manufacturer of the A400 device about this, but have yet to get a reply.
I am not sure what I need to adjust within TrueNAS to make the SMB Shares visible to my A400 device as they are in FreeNAS 9.3. My first thought was that it might be access-related. I have defined the share in TrueNAS as granting full control to everyone, but still it does not show up from the A400 Android device.
Any guidance/suggestions that folks may have about how to resolve this will be greatly appreciated.
