Auto-mount persistent SMB shares

[swarfendor437]

I had posted a potential solution here, using Public folders on both machines:

Problems connecting to Windows shared folders

Just to check you have installed CIFS, both machines are in the same Workgroup and you are using Public folder on each machine? From memory you access shared folders by entering machine name/IP address and user password to access shared public folder.

Also check firewall settings in GUFW:

Firewall port numbers for windows shares

Hi, If you open up gufw by opening a terminal and entering: sudo gufw This will open up the main window. Click on the Rules Tab, click on the + sign to the bottom left of the window to add a rule. Then click on Applications bar and scroll down for what you need - it has some preconfigured rules for NFS, Plex and SAMBA which is what I think you will be needing. [Screenshot from 2023-01-16 16-28-11] There is even an option for RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) if for instance you had to use Remmi…