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Suddenly unable to connect to ANY SMB share (XP, Vista, etc.)

Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by lanwarrior, Oct 24, 2009.

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For the past 1 year, I am able to connect to my Windows "server", which is running WinXP. All I need to do just go to Finder -> Connect and type this:

smb://MYWINDOWSBOX/c$

However, as of yesterday, suddenly it couldn't My MBP can ping, VNC and heck even do Windows RDP to ANY of my Windows boxes. It just does not want to connect for file sharing (SMB).

I am trying to trace back what I did this past week that may cause this problem, but I couldn't think of any. All I did these past 1 week are:

1) Install DropBox client app
2) Install new certificate in Keychain access (iPhone development)
3) Uninstall StuffIt

Can anyone offer any advise? Any configuration file to change?

lanwarrior, Oct 24, 2009

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FYI, the error I am getting is:

The Finder cannot complete the operation because some data in "smb://MYCOMPUTERNAME/c$" could not be read or written. [Error code -36]

However, if I go to Terminal and type the following: smbclient \\\\MYCOMPUTER\\C$, it DOES WORKS!! I can browse the share, change directory, etc.

It seems something is broken between Finder and SMB.

lanwarrior, Oct 24, 2009

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