NetBios for SMB not Showing up in Windows 10

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\\FREENAS\ share does not show up in explorer for Windows 10.

It does show up for other computers on the Network and I am still able to access the share by manually typing in the ip address. By going \\<ipaddress>\share name.

Anyone know what is causing this and any possible solutions?
 
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Raggou said:
\\FREENAS\ share does not show up in explorer for Windows 10.

It does show up for other computers on the Network and I am still able to access the share by manually typing in the ip address. By going \\<ipaddress>\share name.

Anyone know what is causing this and any possible solutions?
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Sounds like netbios isn't working properly on the Windows 10 computer.

Step 1: Make sure the client firewall isn't blocking netbios name resolution packets. Big picture you want the following ports open:
  • 137/udp
  • 138/udp
  • 139/tcp
  • 445/tcp
  • The easiest way to ensure this is to navigate to Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Firewall\Allowed apps and check the box next to "File and Printer Sharing".
Step 2: Make sure "Network discovery" is enabled on the client computer
  • Navigate to Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center\Advanced sharing settings
  • Under your current profile (which should be "Private"), click the radio button labelled "Turn on network discovery" under the heading "Network discovery"
Step 3: Make sure that NetBIOS is enabled on your client computer's network connection.
  • Navigate to Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections
  • Right-click on your NIC, click properties, click "Advanced"
  • Select the "WINS" tab
  • Check the radio button next to "Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP"
Once you make these changes, go get a cup of coffee / wait about 10 minutes. It can sometimes take a bit for the NetBIOS gerbils to talk to each other and settle on a hierarchy. If those steps don't work, write back and we'll move on to the next set of checks.
 
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anodos said:
Sounds like netbios isn't working properly on the Windows 10 computer.

Step 1: Make sure the client firewall isn't blocking netbios name resolution packets. Big picture you want the following ports open:
  • 137/udp
  • 138/udp
  • 139/tcp
  • 445/tcp
  • The easiest way to ensure this is to navigate to Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Firewall\Allowed apps and check the box next to "File and Printer Sharing".
Step 2: Make sure "Network discovery" is enabled on the client computer
  • Navigate to Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center\Advanced sharing settings
  • Under your current profile (which should be "Private"), click the radio button labelled "Turn on network discovery" under the heading "Network discovery"
Step 3: Make sure that NetBIOS is enabled on your client computer's network connection.
  • Navigate to Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections
  • Right-click on your NIC, click properties, click "Advanced"
  • Select the "WINS" tab
  • Check the radio button next to "Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP"
Once you make these changes, go get a cup of coffee / wait about 10 minutes. It can sometimes take a bit for the NetBIOS gerbils to talk to each other and settle on a hierarchy. If those steps don't work, write back and we'll move on to the next set of checks.
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I have followed these instructions and the issue still has not been resolved. I am still able to access it by typing in \\<ipaddress>\share name. Any other possible solutions?
 
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I have followed these instructions and the issue still has not been resolved. I am still able to access it by typing in \\<ipaddress>\share name. Any other possible solutions?
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What output do you get if you open powershell on the W10 client and type "net view".
 
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What output do you get if you open powershell on the W10 client and type "net view".
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PS C:\Users\Raggou> net view
Server Name Remark

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\\Raggou-PC
The command completed successfully.
 
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PS C:\Users\Raggou> net view
Server Name Remark

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\\Raggou-PC
The command completed successfully.
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Verify that your Windows 10 computer is in the same workgroup as your other computers. Workgroup is visible under Control Panel\System and Security\System

Post output of following command in powershell ipconfig /all
 
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Verify that your Windows 10 computer is in the same workgroup as your other computers. Post output of following command in powershell ipconfig /all
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PS C:\Users\Raggou> ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Raggou-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : lan

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (2) I218-V
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 38-2C-4A-B8-E7-3F
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::b545:3406:f929:3287%20(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.86.102(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, February 22, 2017 6:00:24 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, February 23, 2017 6:46:57 AM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.86.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.86.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 240427088
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1C-29-BA-43-38-2C-4A-B8-E7-3F
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.86.1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet1
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::f9fd:9135:fd19:531a%10(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.87.1(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201347158
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1C-29-BA-43-38-2C-4A-B8-E7-3F
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet8:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet8
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-08
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::7dde:2cf4:5cb6:d015%7(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.29.1(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 218124374
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1C-29-BA-43-38-2C-4A-B8-E7-3F
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:2854:193c:3021:116:b491:e4ad(Preferred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3021:116:b491:e4ad%3(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234881024
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1C-29-BA-43-38-2C-4A-B8-E7-3F
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{45DFEC9C-A28C-43EA-8594-4A8B9F8E99E9}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.lan:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{5DCA75A4-B1D0-46FC-B51C-9F1C28407E4C}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #4
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
 
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PS C:\Users\Raggou> ipconfig /all

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Windows IP Configuration

   Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Raggou-PC
   Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :
   Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
   IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
   DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : lan

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : lan
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (2) I218-V
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 38-2C-4A-B8-E7-3F
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::b545:3406:f929:3287%20(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.86.102(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, February 22, 2017 6:00:24 AM
   Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, February 23, 2017 6:46:57 AM
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.86.1
   DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.86.1
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 240427088
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1C-29-BA-43-38-2C-4A-B8-E7-3F
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.86.1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet1
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-01
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::f9fd:9135:fd19:531a%10(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.87.1(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 201347158
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1C-29-BA-43-38-2C-4A-B8-E7-3F
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
                                       fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
                                       fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet8:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet8
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-56-C0-00-08
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::7dde:2cf4:5cb6:d015%7(Preferred)
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.29.1(Preferred)
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 218124374
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1C-29-BA-43-38-2C-4A-B8-E7-3F
   DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
                                       fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
                                       fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:2854:193c:3021:116:b491:e4ad(Preferred)
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::3021:116:b491:e4ad%3(Preferred)
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
   DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234881024
   DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1C-29-BA-43-38-2C-4A-B8-E7-3F
   NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{45DFEC9C-A28C-43EA-8594-4A8B9F8E99E9}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.lan:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : lan
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.{5DCA75A4-B1D0-46FC-B51C-9F1C28407E4C}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #4
   Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
   DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
   Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
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Please enclose command output in [ code ] tags.
  • Verify that your Windows 10 computer is in the same workgroup as your other computers. Workgroup is visible under Control Panel\System and Security\System
  • If they are in the same workgroup, post output of ipconfig /all and net view from a Windows client that works (is able to browse to the FreeNAS server).
 
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anodos said:
Please enclose command output in [ code ] tags.
  • Verify that your Windows 10 computer is in the same workgroup as your other computers. Workgroup is visible under Control Panel\System and Security\System
  • If they are in the same workgroup, post output of ipconfig /all and net view from a Windows client that works (is able to browse to the FreeNAS server).
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I don't have another windows client to test with, but I can browse their using OPENELEC on a Raspberry Pi and also access the share using a Macbook Pro
 
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anodos said:
Post contents of /usr/local/etc/smb4.conf from your freenas server as well as output of ifconfig.
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I guess I didn't drink enough coffee/wait long enough because everything is working now. Thanks for your help I appreciate it!
 
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