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How to configure Windows SMB share on FREENAS\Freenas smb

To configure Windows SMB share on FREENAS

Introduction:

FreeNAS is an open-source Network-Attached Storage OS in the base of FreeBSD with the minimum system requirements and a safe online community filling for the role of a support organization that Stands for "Server Message Block." SMB is a network protocol used by Windows-based computers that allow systems within the same network to share files. Using Samba instructions, Mac, Windows, and Unix computers can share the same files, folders, and printers.

Configuration process:

Login to FreeNas: This is the Dashboard page of FreeNas: Goto users and click add to create user: Create a user: Once completed goto pools and add dataset:

Once completed goto smb shares and create a new share: After that goto services and turn on the SMB service: Then open the file explorer and type the ip in address bar to open SMB share: Open the share by clicking the windows share and it will ask for the permission: To give permission for SMB share goto FreeNas open SMB shares: Click edit: Click advanced mode and give the auxiliary parameters and save the configuration:

Then goto Pools and click edit permission and give the permission to the user: After that goto services then restart the smb service: Then again goto file explorer open windowshare and create a folder With this method Configuration of Windows SMB share on FreeNas comes to an end.

Tag : FreeNAS SMB
FAQ
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What are the types of ports in SMB?
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SMB service is provided over two ports. TCP port 139 is SMB over NETBIOS. NETBIOS is a transport layer protocol designed to use in Windows operating systems over the network. TCP 445 is SMB over IP.
Q
Can FreeNAS run on 4gb RAM?
A
At least 4GB of RAM. FreeNAS documentation recommends a minimum of 6GB of RAM for best performance with ZFS. We found 4GB worked just fine. A general rule of thumb is 1GB of RAM for every 1TB of storage.
Q
Is FreeNAS Safe and Secure?
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FreeNAS is based on the highly secure FreeBSD operating system and follows security best practices in development. However, FreeNAS is not designed as security software and it depends on being protected from hostile traffic by a properly configured firewall.
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What is SMB share?
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SMB stands for “Server Message Block.” It's a file-sharing protocol that was invented by IBM and has been around since the mid-eighties. The SMB protocol was designed to allow computers to read and write files to a remote host over a local area network (LAN).
Q
What is FreeNAS?
A
FreeNAS is an open-source NAS operating system based on FreeBSD with minimal system requirements and a strong online community filling in for the role of a support organization.