What is SMB Version for Archer AX50 v1.0, FW: 1.0.12 Build 20230829 rel.65811(4341)

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What is SMB Version for Archer AX50 v1.0, FW: 1.0.12 Build 20230829 rel.65811(4341)
What is SMB Version for Archer AX50 v1.0, FW: 1.0.12 Build 20230829 rel.65811(4341)
2023-09-11 17:41:38 - last edited 2023-09-12 06:00:18
Model: Archer AX50  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: 1.0.12 Build 20230829 rel.65811(4341)

As per subject, what SMB protocol version should be used to access the Archer AX50 Samaba server from a Linux client?

 

In my fstab file on the client, if I omit out the 'vers=' paramater in the connection string, hoping for an auto-negotiation, I get connection fail. The only way I can get the connection to work is to specify 'vers=1.0' in the connection string, but it would amaze me if such a modern device as the AX50 does not support at least smb 2.0 or higher.

 

Please advice...does the AX50 only have support for SMB protocol v1.0?

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Re:What is SMB Version for Archer AX50 v1.0, FW: 1.0.12 Build 20230829 rel.65811(4341)-Solution
2023-09-11 22:19:14 - last edited 2023-09-12 06:00:18

  @imacmill 

 

Hi,

 

According to the messages I get (dmesg), if I don't specify a SMB version it seems that modern Linux versions try to use "SMB2.1 or later" by default.

 

But since the Archer AX50 only seems support up to SMB2.0 it fails to mount.

 

If I specify "vers=2.0", then the mount succeeds and I can access the SMB share in Linux Mint, which is based on Ubuntu.

 

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Re:What is SMB Version for Archer AX50 v1.0, FW: 1.0.12 Build 20230829 rel.65811(4341)-Solution
2023-09-11 22:19:14 - last edited 2023-09-12 06:00:18

  @imacmill 

 

Hi,

 

According to the messages I get (dmesg), if I don't specify a SMB version it seems that modern Linux versions try to use "SMB2.1 or later" by default.

 

But since the Archer AX50 only seems support up to SMB2.0 it fails to mount.

 

If I specify "vers=2.0", then the mount succeeds and I can access the SMB share in Linux Mint, which is based on Ubuntu.

 

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Re:What is SMB Version for Archer AX50 v1.0, FW: 1.0.12 Build 20230829 rel.65811(4341)
2023-09-12 05:59:58

  @imacmill 

 

Thanks to @woozle for the testing, and you are correct, the AX50 V1 does support SMB v2.0.

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Re:What is SMB Version for Archer AX50 v1.0, FW: 1.0.12 Build 20230829 rel.65811(4341)
2023-09-12 14:50:21

  @woozle 

 

Thanks, woozle.

 

I actually did go through the dmesg testing routine, but because I'm a dummy, I decided that since the default vers, if none specified, is 2.1 (which, of course, doesn't work), my next and only option would be 1.0. It never occured to me to try 2.0.

 

2.0 is working fine, so thanks much.

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