First published on TECHNET on Sep 16, 2016
Hi folks, Ned here again and today’s topic is short and sweet:
Stop using SMB1. Stop using SMB1 . STOP USING SMB1!
In September of 201...
Updated Sep 02, 2020
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Hi All!
I would like to throw a spanner in the works! Yes, I know that SMB1 is not a viable communications protocol. I have a My Passport external drive and have had them for many years, so I know I have to have SMB1 activated in the latest versions of Windows. I did not think this would be neccessary when I tried to connect my new Nitro laptop with resources on my PC.
On my PC I could see my laptop computer in Network (in Explorer), but not the other way around. I could see no computers at all sometimes not even my own laptop), while experimenting with file access, public and private network settings. It was not until I gave up after some hours and decided to go ahead and change the settings in SMB1 so I could connect the My Passport device, that everything in Network was displayed! Imagine my surprise - and then my dismay when I realised why.
Microsoft is already taking steps to remove SMB1, as they should according to my for all the right reasons, BUT because of this I also realised that I do NOT decide what protocol my devices use and NEITHER does Microsoft - the manufacturers do! After realising this I knew I had to get a new external drive that did not use SMB1, so I contacted some manufacturers. The one that answered me (SSK) said that unfortunately there is no present WiFi drive that does not use SMB1.
So, the way I see it - DO NOT PUT PRESSURE ON THE USERS - PUT PRESSURE ON THE MANUFACTURERS! They are the ones that have to adapt and change first. We, the users, can only adapt to the devices and protocols used. Yes, we can choose not to use WiFi devices or maybe change to bluetooth instead, but if that is not an option?.... Not only that, but I find it very strange that no newly manufactured devices from 2020 and moving forward does not have SMB2 or 3 and reached the market now in 2024!? SMB1 is over 30 years old, so what is the holdup?
(If there are manufacturers that actually do have external wireless drives/devices that use SMB2 and/or 3, then I apologize up front and would like to put in a request for an external drive - 2TB or larger)
: P
/MacD