[Windows 10] Intermittent SMB connection errors

Streaming & Network
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Hi. I’m using the latest version of Infuse 5; I regularly connect via SMB to a Windows 10 machine with both my iPhone 7 & iPad Air 2 (iOS 12.1.3). Occasionally one device or the other will show an error when attempting to connect to a saved Windows SMB share. Sometimes rebooting the device solves it, but not always; sometimes rebooting the Windows machine seems to solve it, but not always.

As I say, it’s intermittent, and often one device will be able to get in but the other won’t. I’ve assumed (correct me if I’m wrong) that there may be a connection limit or lock, so I never try to connect with the iPhone if the iPad is already connected, or vice versa; thus I don’t think that’s the problem.

Any suggestions?

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Have you tried using other levels of SMB? Some have found that instead of using “Auto” they have better results using either level 2 or “Legacy”.

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I’ve tried SMB 2, SMB 3, and Legacy… at the moment, all 3 work from my iPad Air 2 but none work with my iPhone 7.
Thanks for the suggestion, though.

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Are you running any AV/firewall/security software on your windows box? If so try disabling it temporarily to see if it fixes the issue. HIPS software can mess around with connections from other machines.

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It’s suddenly working on both devices. Seems to go on and off randomly. I’ll try your suggestion next time I have this issue. Thanks!

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