Oops, that was for a for a drive attached to my netgear router. The Buffalo NAS entry in /etc/fstab is //192.168.xx.xxx/linode /mnt/lswx2/linode cifs rw,nounix,username=xxxxxxx,password=xxxxxxxx,uid=mark,file_mode=0644,dir_mode=0755 0 0 But I had the same issues with both cifs mounts. Mark On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 9:52 AM, Mark Phillips wrote: > I know I am chiming in her rather late, but I have had problems in the > past mounting my Buffalo NAS from Linux. This is what I have in my fstab - > > //192.168.25.3/USB_Storage /mnt/readyshare cifs > rw,nounix,dom=PMI,user=xxxxxxx,password=xxxxxxxxx,uid=mark,gid=mark,file_mode=0644,dir_mode=0755 > 0 0 > > Check your syslog and/or dmesg when you mount. I had errors in the logs > even though I could read and write the NAS drive. I found that I needed the > nounix command to get rid of some of the errors. > > This error: > [2480664.321842] CIFS VFS: Send error in SETFSUnixInfo = -5 > [2480664.321870] CIFS VFS: Negotiating Unix capabilities with the server > failed. Consider mounting with the Unix Extensions > [2480664.321873] disabled, if problems are found, by specifying the nounix > mount option. > > needed nounix to stop this error. > > I still get lots of these after using nounix (note the time stamps) > [Fri Aug 23 08:42:20 2013] CIFS VFS: Received no data, expecting 4 > [Fri Aug 23 08:44:20 2013] CIFS VFS: Received no data, expecting 4 > [Fri Aug 23 08:46:20 2013] CIFS VFS: Received no data, expecting 4 > > From what I have read on Google searches for this error, I have to wait > for Linux 3.2 to remove these errors. I am using Linux version > 3.1.0-1-amd64 (Debian 3.1.8-2) (ben@decadent.org.uk) (gcc version 4.6.2 > (Debian 4.6.2-11) on one machine and Linux version 2.6.32-5-686 (Debian > 2.6.32-48squeeze3) (dannf@debian.org) (gcc version 4.3.5 (Debian 4.3.5-4) > ) on another machine and both exhibit this error. But transferring files > works. > > Mark > > > On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 9:18 AM, Matt Graham wrote: > >> On 08/22/2013 10:55 PM, Wayne Davis wrote: >>> IT FRIGGIN WORKS! >>> >> >> Yay! >> >> I had to do a bit more investigating, BUT at least you gave the >>> foundation >>> Matt! I thank EVERYONE involved. It was a road to get here, but HERE >>> I AM. >>> sudo mount.cifs -o sec=ntlm,username=XXXX,**password=XXXX >>> ///SHARE /mnt/other >>> >> >> This is actually a bit odd. sec=ntlm is the default setting here on this >> older CentOS box. I wonder if they've changed the default setting to >> sec=ntlm2 on the most recent Samba packages or something. (NTLM2 is only >> available on recent 'Doze machines IIRC, while NTLM has been available for >> a very long time.) >> >> >> I went back to the NAS and set it to "public". Now I do not need >>> the USER/PASS >>> >> >> This is less secure, but if this is only available to your home network, >> convenience may be more important than security. >> >> >> It wound up being SO simple and I knew it was... >>> >> >> Many things are when you know all the stuff that's happening. "The >> password for this automated job is 'password509'." Fat-finger this as >> 'password508'. Spend a long time wondering why the automated job isn't >> working, because the error messages from the job failing are being sent to >> someone who isn't me who's wondering why they're getting fail mail. >> >> >> Matt, if you're ever up here in North Phoenix, let me buy you >>> a beer or 3 (Cave Creek Rd /Union Hills area) IF your old >>> enough to do so of course.... >>> >> >> That's a bit of a ways to go for me (Tempe, south of ASU) but I'll keep >> it in mind if I'm ever out there. I remember using Logo on an Apple //c >> without a color monitor in the 1980s, so I'm probably old enough :-) . >> >> -- >> Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress >> There is no Darkness in Eternity >> But only Light too dim for us to see. >> >> ------------------------------**--------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.**org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/**mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >