SMB not working Windows 8/10

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I've been tearing my hair out trying to connect to an SMB share and I keep getting "Unexpected Network Error" and "Error 0x80004005". I've tried enabling SMBv1 in Windows Features, and I've tried ensuring that sharing is enabled on the network. It is a Linux-based NAS server that is kinda old but I don't have the details on it. I can connect to it via my MBP (macOS Mojave), so this is confusing me.

Does anyone know how I can connect to this server?

windows-10
windows-8
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samba
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asked on Super User Apr 12, 2019 by Greg Schmit

1 Answer

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So the solution to my particular case required a modification to the registry, but a relatively easy and benign change that is easily reversible.

Open regedit.exe and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters and do the following:

Warning: You should take a backup of the entire registry, or at least take a screenshot of this page to ensure you can revert any changes.

  • Change RequireSecuritySignature from 0 to 1. That isn't a typo; I know, this is really counter-intuitive, but it worked.

Other systems in our org needed these changes:

  • Change AllowInsecureGuestAuth from 0 to 1.
  • Add RequireSecureNegotiate and set it to 0 (DWORD).

Then everything worked.

answered on Super User Apr 12, 2019 by Greg Schmit • edited Apr 12, 2019 by Greg Schmit

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