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May 22, 2017 IT seems something with SMB on recent OS X is jacked, whether it be version 2 or 3, and playing with numerous settings on the share side nothing seemed to fix the problem reliably. That being said, I have numerous FreeNAS boxes sharing to OS X.10 and 11, and 12 via AFP, and have had 0 issues. Jan 17, 2020 If you’re unfamiliar with SMB, enabling the feature is really just the first step to setting it up. You will likely have a bit of work ahead of you. If you’re prompted for a port for your Windows 10 system at any point, try 445 or 139. While SMB is a bit tricky to set up, it.
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This page describes how to share media files using the SMB/CIFS protocol, also known as Windows file sharing, that are on a computer running Mac OS X. When the media files are shared on your network you can then access those files using any other version of Kodi, even if it uses another OS.
1 Enabling SMB sharing
To enable Windows file sharing
- Open the Apple Menu in the top left corner
- Select System Preferences
- Click on the Sharing panel.
- On the left, under Service, select 'File Sharing' and check the box to turn it On.
- Under the Shared folders option, press the plus sign to select which folder you want to share on the network. You will need to share the whole folder that holds the media files, rather than individual files.
- Select 'Options' and check 'Share files and Folders using SMB (Windows)'.
- Below, check the boxes of any accounts you want to give SMB access to (you probably want the 'guest' account to have access) then click Done.
- Windows Sharing should now show as 'On' with a green light next to it. Add folders, users and permissions in the boxes below.
You have now enabled Windows Sharing on Mac OS X for the specific accounts you enabled in the Sharing panel. If you want to give public access (i.e. no password required) to shares you need to enable 'Allow guests to connect to shared folders' for the Guest account in System Preferences under Accounts. Now you can configure this share by adding a media source in the Kodi GUI.
2 If SMB in Mac OS X stops working
Every so often an update for Mac OS X comes out that seems to break the built-in SMB sharing in OS X. Here are some guides that might help you fix OS X's SMB sharing:
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i agree using XBMC is a great addition to your home, especially if you have multiple xboxs set up around your house. My XBMC is easily the coolest thing i have setup.
But i disagree with this hint, i think this is going a bit far, if you want an easier router, read this tutorial i wrote up for the XBMC boards on xbox-scene.com
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?act=ST&f=62&t=222010
To see some screen shots of my XBMC look here: http://www.jonsthoughtsoneverything.com/xbmc/shots.php
If anyone has any other questions about xbmc let me know, i'd be willing to answer them. XBMC is amazing.
But i disagree with this hint, i think this is going a bit far, if you want an easier router, read this tutorial i wrote up for the XBMC boards on xbox-scene.com
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?act=ST&f=62&t=222010
To see some screen shots of my XBMC look here: http://www.jonsthoughtsoneverything.com/xbmc/shots.php
If anyone has any other questions about xbmc let me know, i'd be willing to answer them. XBMC is amazing.
I have xbmc and I created a playlist of songs that are on my linux server (smb share). When I load the playlist (about 500 songs) it more or less crashes xbmc (latest build). Is there a way to have playlists without crashing xbmc?
Thanks
Thanks
Well there is an another way to do this is to use webmin and samba to create shares (smb.conf)
It is easy and webmin helps you manage a lot of other things like apache, postfix, mysql etc..
my preference instead of using a lot of different apps
http://www.webmin.com
u need the programmer tools to be installed.
It is easy and webmin helps you manage a lot of other things like apache, postfix, mysql etc..
my preference instead of using a lot of different apps
http://www.webmin.com
u need the programmer tools to be installed.
webmin works, but is highly known for its insecurity. Its a great newbie interface to the unix world, but if one were to get your root password, you're basically giving them a web interface to destroy your computer, rather than them actually knowing what they're doing at the command line.
Not to mention that this is os x were talking about here, we dont need webmin, we have plenty of support for all our services. The gnu os's could use this kind of support.
Pretty much everything that webmin does, you can do with local native software.
Not to mention that this is os x were talking about here, we dont need webmin, we have plenty of support for all our services. The gnu os's could use this kind of support.
Pretty much everything that webmin does, you can do with local native software.
You could also use SharePoints to configure the shares directly instead of using symbolic links.
For those of you who may want to do this even quicker, please consider this Unix-based method.
1. In the terminal, open /etc/smb.conf in your favourite text editor. (If you are at all a little paranoid, make a copy first.) This will most likely require sudo.
Add a section for the specific folder that you want to share. Something like this:
[share_name]
path = /Volumes/FireWireDrive
read only = yes
browseable = no
You can read the manual pages for smb.conf for more details.
2. Turn on Windows Sharing in System Preferences.
3. In XBoxMediaCenter.xml enter the path to your newly shared folder:
<path>smb://user:pass@ip/share_name</path>
Notice that share_name must match in both smb.conf and XBoxMediaCenter.xml. For completeness, user is your OS X username, pass is your password, ip is your Mac's ip address.
4. Of course, you need to upload your new .xml file to your Xbox.
5. Now you have access to that share from XBMC.
1. In the terminal, open /etc/smb.conf in your favourite text editor. (If you are at all a little paranoid, make a copy first.) This will most likely require sudo.
Add a section for the specific folder that you want to share. Something like this:
[share_name]
path = /Volumes/FireWireDrive
read only = yes
browseable = no
You can read the manual pages for smb.conf for more details.
2. Turn on Windows Sharing in System Preferences.
3. In XBoxMediaCenter.xml enter the path to your newly shared folder:
<path>smb://user:pass@ip/share_name</path>
Notice that share_name must match in both smb.conf and XBoxMediaCenter.xml. For completeness, user is your OS X username, pass is your password, ip is your Mac's ip address.
4. Of course, you need to upload your new .xml file to your Xbox.
5. Now you have access to that share from XBMC.
the link i provided in the first comment is using SharePoints. It also provides a tutorial on how to use it. I'd like to reiterate, as an xbmc user, that the original hint is overkill, and i'm not sure exactly why this guy is doing things this way.
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You Know you don't have to use your ip address you can use your computer name. I do it this way because my computers are setup using a DHCP router and the ip address are always changing.
I set up shares with share point then for example a share would be
smb://username:password@michael-mac-c/movies
I set up shares with share point then for example a share would be
smb://username:password@michael-mac-c/movies