SOLVED Windows Share Still Not working.

[lilg]

Hey all, noob here, but I have tried everything from google searches on getting windows shares to work and nothing.
I am using win 10, FreeNas11.3 - I follow the online video tuts and I worked the permissions thing through several different ideas and nothing.
I have tried:
Windows Features Workaround
Windows Account in FreeNas Workaround
Custom and default FreeNas ACL setups
Even something where I went did a deep dive into the backend of windows 10 accounts and added SMB to the windows account
Even tried putting some custom code/text in the Windows Share - Advanced Mode - Auxiliary Parameters
And several other things online and on this forum, yet nothing.

So, when I type in \\ip in a browser it stalls and searches - then gives me this error:
Check the spelling of the name. Otherwise, there might be a problem with your network. etc.
*I have in the past got "permissions" errors, but now I get the above.

I ping it and it works:
Pinging 108.172.105.163 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 108.172.105.163: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=63
Reply from 108.172.105.163: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=63
Reply from 108.172.105.163: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=63
Reply from 108.172.105.163: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=63

Ping statistics for 108.172.105.163:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 2ms, Average = 1ms

Seriously what does one have to do to make this work?

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

What happens if you use \\108.172.105.163? What is the hostname in the system settings of your FreeNAS? What happens with \\HOSTNAME.local if you are using a Mac or \\HOSTNAME if using Windows?

 

[lilg]

Hi thanks, yes, if I type \\108.172.105.163 in file explorer - error listed above (same) - not sure about hostname stuff - pls point me in the right direction - thanks.

 

[lilg]

Do you mean \\freenas

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

You did enable and start your SMB service?
Why does your FreeNAS have a public routed IP address?
The hostname can be found in the UI at Network -> Global Configuration. But that works only when your desktop system and your FreeNAS are in the same LAN. Are they?

 

[lilg]

Sorry such a noob. Hostname is freenas.local I am using a PC - same error

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

Ok, both machines in the same LAN?

 

[lilg]

Yes on start SMB. Not sure it has a public routed IP address.
They are in the same LAN

 

[lilg]

I can ping the NAS as said above and they are plugged into the same router - that's the same LAN, no?

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

108.172.105.163 is a public routed address. Not what you typically find behind a router or firewall but not fundamentally problematic. What is the IP address of your desktop machine and what are the netmasks of both machines?

 

[Samuel Tai]

First things first. Is the SMB service started? Do you have a share created, and attached to a FreeNAS dataset? Are you trying to set up guest access, or an actual user share? Did you create a user to own that dataset?

 

[lilg]

First things first. Is the SMB service started? Do you have a share created, and attached to a FreeNAS dataset? Are you trying to set up guest access, or an actual user share? Did you create a user to own that dataset?

Yes to all.

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

We checked the started service, already

 

[lilg]

Yes to all.

Again - I am new to this - followed the tutorials and believe I did all that several times.

 

[Samuel Tai]

OK. Please provide the FreeNAS IP from Network->Network Summary, and your IP from a Command Prompt->ipconfig.

 

[lilg]

OK. Please provide the FreeNAS IP from Network->Network Summary, and your IP from a Command Prompt->ipconfig.

108.172.105.163

 

[Samuel Tai]

What about your PC's IP?

 

[Samuel Tai]

OK, FreeNAS and your PC are NOT on the same LAN. Please provide screen shots of Network->Network Summary, and your ipconfig output.

 

[lilg]

 

[Patrick M. Hausen]

Unless his netmask is 128.0.0.0
@lilg just ignore, please, I am joking with @Samuel Tai.

Please give us the complete network setup of both systems as requested by him. Thanks.