I'm having trouble getting my Tormach CNC machine, which runs on a Linux system, to be accessible from my Windows 11 computer. Other devices on the network have no issues accessing the Tormach, and I can ping its IP address without any problems. The CNC machine can also ping my Windows PC. However, I can't seem to add the Tormach as a network location using either the network name or its IP address. My Windows 11 is on build 26200.7171. Any suggestions on how to resolve this?
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Another step is to check the Windows Credentials on your problematic PC. If the Tormach's IP address is saved there, remove it and try connecting again. You can find it in Control Panel > Credential Manager.
It could potentially be an issue with SMB encryption. You might want to try disabling it temporarily on the Windows machine. You can do that with the command: Set-SmbClientConfiguration -RequireSecuritySignature $false.
When you’re testing connections, make sure you're going through the same route from your working PC as the one having issues. I've seen weird network configurations cause issues with Kerberos packets that hold up connections to shared devices.
Make sure that the build version on all other computers is the same as yours. Also, it’s worth looking into which file sharing protocol you’re using. Is it SMB? And if so, which version? Have you looked into NFS as an alternative?
I've checked against my own setup, and everything matches, but we're still at a standstill. The coworker's PC keeps having issues.
First thing to check is if the Windows 11 PC is set to a public network rather than a private one. That could definitely block access to shared devices. Also, double-check your SMB settings. Sometimes Windows can be a bit picky about which version of SMB you're using.
I've had similar issues. Microsoft's approach to determining the network type can sometimes lead to these connection problems.
I toggled the network type between public and private and didn't see any improvements, but I did mess around with SMB 1.0 settings again.
That’s interesting, but my own setup that connects just fine isn't using SMB, so I’m not sure if that will help.