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Title: Wndows 11 is an existential threat to linkstatlion
Post by: was698002 on February 18, 2026, 08:48:46 AM
I have had 2 link Stations since win98, 1 backing up to the other.  1 died and I replaced it with new ls210d. Win 11 updated itself the middle of the night and now I can't access my Link Station.  Windows says I don't have permission and won't accept any password or identity that I can think of.  This is unacceptable and makes the nas useless. About ready to pull the disk.
Title: Re: Wndows 11 is an existential threat to linkstatlion
Post by: Kane88 on March 14, 2026, 01:48:24 PM
Make sure you have SMB 1.0 and 1.1 enabled.  Windows 11 updates should not affect your linkstation itself.  You may need to access it using another machine or by using a virtual machine with something like oracle virtual box that is free.

See here to enable SMB 1.x and 2.0   The Linkstation 210D uses SMB 1.x by default, it also supports 2.0 but I think it is off by default, I don't remember.

https://winsides.com/enable-smb-1-0-cifs-file-sharing-support-windows-11/
Title: Re: Wndows 11 is an existential threat to linkstatlion
Post by: Kane88 on March 14, 2026, 02:01:37 PM
Also, please note that SMB 1.0 is a *very* old protocol and it IS vulnerable to attacks.  I think Windows shut off your access to that protocol with whatever updates that it did.

I would not use SMB 1.x with a daily driver Windows PC or anything mission critical, as it can leave your PC open to attacks.  My advice is to get a second PC to access your linkstation, or build a VM to use to where you can share the Linkstation mapping between the VM and your main PC.

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