Windows 8.1 CIFS Share not shown in Network

[Frosch1482]

Hi all,

I have an issue which makes me crazy right now.
I set up my FreeNas from scratch using 9.2.1.3 and configured the CIFS share

Workgroup: Workgroup
Windows 8.1 Workgroup: Workgroup

When I go to the network section of my Windows PC, I cant see the SMB share from my FreeNas Server.
When I type: \\freenas in the explorer window, everything works fine and I can connect to the FreeNas Server

Unfortunately, due to the missing smb share in the Network section, I cant see the SMB share in XMBC, which is not really perfect right now.

Any hint how to solve this is appreciated... :)

 

[Yatti420]

What about if you attempt to access via IP?

 

[Frosch1482]

for sure it works fine when I use the IP (same as with the network name)
The problem is just that the server does not appear on the Network section of Windows 8...

 

[dlavigne]

Sounds like a DNS issue. If there is a DNS server on the internal network, make sure the FreeNAS hostname is in the zone. Otherwise, add it to the hosts file of the Windows system.

 

[SweetAndLow]

Try setting maximum protocol support to smb2 in the cifs settings