Mac Studio M1 Max 12.5.1 Monterey: SMB Volumes Not Populating and Exception Thrown

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billym2023 Author

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Mac Studio M1 Max 12.5.1 Monterey: SMB Volumes Not Populating and Exception Thrown

I have a Mac Studio with an M1 Max Processor with 64GB Ram. When going to Finder ---> Go ----> Connect to Server, and typing in the IP for specific Windows based SMB servers you want to connect to, macOS is not recognizing the list of shared folders under that IP address. It throws an exception and does not grant access.

This does not happen on an M1 MacBook Pro connected to the same VLAN over Wifi. I am able to successfully connect to the IP after signing in with credentials. I can see the volumes I want to mount and can click on it. The issue is that after signing into the SMB IP on the Mac Studio, it throws an exception that there was a problem connecting to the server. However, if I add /c to the smb share address, I can mount the root drive to get around the bug and successfully connect. However, they are users that use the computer that are trying to connect to specific folders to drop files onto these servers. Would like to know a way to resolve the issue where the folder mounts successfully. It is connected to two VLAN's via ethernet (no wifi) with custom service order for specific purpose.

Posted on Dec 7, 2023 12:13 PM

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BDAqua

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Dec 10, 2023 5:22 AM in response to billym2023

Once you're connected to the Rot drive, can you then mount the other drives or folders on C drive?

If so try this...

If they in fact do show up on the Desktop, then create a new Folder maybe named Shares on/in the Desktop, drag all those Shares shown on the Desktop to that Folder, drag that Folder to the right side of the Dock between Applications & Trash, this should give you a popup menu to select from.:-)

Mount that Share once, then once the Globe Icon shows up on the Desktop, drag that Globe Icon to the right side of the Dock between Applications & Trash. You now have a Dynamic Mount, a quick click on the Icon in the Dock will connect you.

On the multiple Shortcuts...

Mount them all, when show up on the Desktop, then create a new Folder maybe named Shares on/in the Desktop, drag all those Shares shown on the Desktop to that Folder, (you can even rename them once there, if you wish), drag that Folder to the right side of the Dock between Applications & Trash, this should give you a popup menu to select from.:-)

To automount them, drag those Aliases to the Accounts Pref Pane's Login Items Window.

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billym2023 Author

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Dec 13, 2023 8:30 AM in response to BDAqua

Because we need to access about 100 servers with varying IP addresses, it would be inefficient to do this. We also don't want to have them all mount at once. The workflow works on other machines. Are there any ways to adjust this on the Mac side with the SMB? I would prefer users not having access to the Windows system files and other system-critical workflows. If it works on other computers, why doesn't it work on this one. Would like to know if terminal commands are available for a workaround.

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Dec 13, 2023 8:43 AM in response to billym2023

<<. I am able to successfully connect to the IP after signing in with credentials. >>

[In my opinion] the most likeley failure is that you have mis-typed your credentials, or used a different userid which does not have proper permissions to see what you need to see.

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Mac Studio M1 Max 12.5.1 Monterey: SMB Volumes Not Populating and Exception Thrown

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