Connecting to a NAS source

[grantc]

Hi,

Trying to add movie source (in this case a network drive NAS) and simply cannot connect to server. Any know issues trying to a network sources?

All ethernet
Network test confirms net work connectivity
Can connect to NAS drive from other device

Thnx

[MrQuade]

We will need more info.

What sort of Beyonwiz are you using? A T4? What is the firmware revision date? (MENU->Information->About)

I will assume that you are trying to connect to a shared folder on the NAS, and that the NAS is sharing that folder with the SMB protocol (Windows Networking protocol).

Is the share password protected, or are anonymous users allowed to access it?

What happens when you open the Network Browser on the Wiz? Does it find the NAS? (MENU->Setup->Network->Network browser)

When/if you click OK on the NAS, does it list the available shares? (if the share allows anonymous access, you don't need to provide a username/password)

When/if you click on a share, does it let you create a mount point?


That'll do for starters....

[Grumpy_Geoff]

What happens when you open the Network Browser on the Wiz? Does it find the NAS? (MENU->Setup->Network->Network browser)

The post is in the V2 Kodi section, so I was assuming that it's Kodi related

[MrQuade]

The post is in the V2 Kodi section, so I was assuming that it's Kodi related

Ahh good point.

The Kodi plugin can use the normal V2 mounts though, so that's an option.

I have tried the native Kodi network mounts and they do work, but you can't browse the network.

If you want to use the native Kodi SMB functionality, you need to manually plug in the IP address of your server

[grantc]

Hi and thanks for your response,

Yes it is the V2 using the Kodi app- I can browse other network resources (i.e play recordings on the T4 in another room and connect from my pc to the V2 using openwebif, so that would exclude general connectivity issues ), ran a network check and comes back successful. I can login into the NAS box and it appears fine - Ran Kodi on a smart TV and connected fine, through NFS, share was visible. Noticed NFS was not enabled by default on the V2, enabled it and still no luck...

[grantc]

Ahh good point.

The Kodi plugin can use the normal V2 mounts though, so that's an option.

I have tried the native Kodi network mounts and they do work, but you can't browse the network.

If you want to use the native Kodi SMB functionality, you need to manually plug in the IP address of your server

None of these proposed workarounds have worked - I can mount the NAS through the setup, but seeing it on Kodi is not an option.

[MrQuade]

None of these proposed workarounds have worked - I can mount the NAS through the setup, but seeing it on Kodi is not an option.

The native mounts are accessible via the local filesystem under /mnt/autofs

Just navigate to that folder when you are configuring your Kodi libraries.

[MrQuade]

Noticed NFS was not enabled by default on the V2, enabled it and still no luck...

You don't need to enable NFS on the V2. That is for the V2's own NFS server.

[grantc]

Thanks, make sense... regardless off that, the fact remains, that Kodi does not work for me when trying to add a source... disappointing.

[MrQuade]

Give us the exact steps that you are taking because it is working here.