Cannot access file shares

WD Legacy Products WD TV Live Streaming
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Hello,

I have the good old WDTV Live Steaming and it won’t access my file shares on Linux Mint 20.1.

Whenever I try to access my file shares, the following error message appears:

“Unable to connect to selected source - please make sure the selected source is active and available for sharing”

Does that mean the WDTV Live Streaming doesn’t support SMB2.0 and up?

Thanks!

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Correct, the WDTV LIve Streaming (and all WDTV Media Players) only support SMB1.0

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BUT — if you want to take the security risk you can install/activate SMB in Windows 10

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Bummer. I will have to look for a workaround then.

@flhthemi: What kind of security risks does SMB1 bring to the table?

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I would suggest as a 'workaround" to stop using an obsolete media player with obsolete smb protocols.

Buy a new Media New Player that supports SMB2.0 and SMB3.0 and all the latest Video and Audio formats and receives updates and support.

If you Google it, there’s heaps of articles … below is just one of them.

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Read up on it…I use it no problems here with anything.