Cannot access new NAS (Synology ds220j) from LG blu-ray player

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srdt

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#302972 7-Jan-2023 18:37

Recently replaced a 10yr old D-Link NAS (fried by lightening!) with Synology ds220j. Restored all the data using external backups to new NAS & there's no problem accessing that data with (ethernet) wired or wireless devices, but on trying to use the Blu-ray player (also connected by ethernet) to access movies (which is what we do for the big screen/sound system in Family room) it asks for my CIFS login & PW. Which simply doesn't work - and the Blu-ray player defaults back to the home screen. I'm an old user: admittedly absolutely NOT a geek, but I just can't figure out why it's not working, or what I'm doing wrong. It may be that the Blu-ray (BX-580) is not compatible with the new NAS. But any advice/help would be much appreciated!
BTW the login details & PW that I'm using are 100% correct ;-). Thanks all.

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#3018316 7-Jan-2023 18:59

File Services/SMB/Advanced Settings/Others Tab/Enable NTLMv1 authentication.

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#3018441 7-Jan-2023 21:22

In addition to what Spyware has said above, you may need to enable the minimum SMB protocol level to be SMB1 if the Blu-ray player is asking for a CIFS connection.

If you simply can't get the CIFS login to work, does the Blu-ray player support DLNA connections? If so, you could install Synology Media Server and then look for your content via DLNA.

srdt

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#3018447 7-Jan-2023 22:01

Thankyou both, Spyware and Alan. I'll try your recommendations tomorrow & will repost results. Again, thank you both !!

srdt

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#3018607 8-Jan-2023 15:54

Thank you again both Spyware and Allan. I had to follow both your instructions to make it all happen, but it's worked! How do you guys do it? Pure genius! Thank you SO much :-)

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#3018611 8-Jan-2023 16:15

@srdt its probably worth better understanding what you just did and the security implications of it. File sharing in the Windows world uses a protocol call SMB, of which there are three versions. My guess is your Blu-ray player only supports v1, which is disabled by default on your NAS (for good reason).

Most modern NAS's will disable SMB1 by default as its generally considered insecure and obsolete. By enabling it on your NAS you have decreased your security. It's probably worth doing a bit of research around SMB1 and deciding if tis a risk you're willing to take.

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#3018613 8-Jan-2023 16:24

Many thanks P. I appreciate your advice. We only use the NAS for home use and never access it remotely. And I've checked just now to ensure that Synology Quick Connect is disabled. I've always thought that having the convenience of remote access is not worth the risk - hence why we've also never used cloud services. Thanks again.

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#3018624 8-Jan-2023 17:25

Yes apologies @srdt I should have provided more background to you regarding dropping the allowable SMB protocol down to V1, but for internal use only you should be fine.