I am trying to connect/mount a point on my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS VM to a share on the host which is a Windows 10 with no success. The goal is so that I can download files on Ubuntu(VM) and transfer them to the Windows host. The Windows share is accessible from other windows hosts on the same network but not from the Ubuntu VM, even though there is network connectivity as I can ping(VM configured in "Bridged" mode).
I have tried running:
sudo mount -t cifs -o username=username //ip_address/Windows_Share /mount/point/Ubuntu
This comes back with an error indication that the host is down, which is not true since the share running on it can be accessed by other Windows boxes.
I have read some posts about it and someone mentioned there is a conflict with the SMB version used by Ubuntu and Windows 10, which now disables SMB1. So they advised to run the below to check:
smbclient -L <windows_ip> -U <windows_user> -d 256
And indeed I have got an error:
protocol negotiation failed: NT_STATUS_CONNECTION_RESET
Then I run:
smbclient -L <windows_ip> -U <windows_user> -m SMB2
And yet another error:
NetBIOS over TCP disabled — no workgroup available
Can anyone suggest a fix/advise how I can mount the Windows share on Ubuntu?
Best Answer
Sounds like you are on the right track. If the problem is related to SMB1 the following will resolve your issue.
First make a copy of smb.conf
After making the copy
Feel free to use vi/vim/nano if you do not prefer gedit
In the file, add the following in the [global] section
After saving the edits to the file. Restart SMB
If this does not work please include errors.