Leaderboard Real. Mod. Scene. You are under some misconceptions here, and some of your facts are wrong. SMB came from microsoft around the same time as Netbios, as their main file sharing service. So when you say you windows has yet to make it to version 4, what you actually mean is that samba version 4 is still trying to catch up to windows. I said connect. X doesnt care about workgroups, never said anything about domains. Domains are a totally different type of authentication, and since the xbox can not join active directory, it will never work in a domain based environment, as microsoft never intended the plugin to be used that way. The problem is credential based. Meaning the way the server handles account verification. I have tried to get this to work with Samba 4. That doesnt mean it couldnt work, but the developers have been changing authentication options around and it doesnt work at this moment in time. The last post in the thread I linked to had working configuration for the samba server, assuming you are running the right version. This is about as much of an instructional answer on how to do this as you will get on this forum, as both Samba, and Connect. XWe use it, but didnt create it, and cant change it are outside the scope of what we do, and most of the user base here is running windows. Also, by searching the forum for Connect. X, I came to that in 2. Which means the search function works fine, but you dont know how to search, or read the information, or just want to be spoon fed. I only know of 2 people on this forum that use linux as a main OS, and I am one of them. I am sure there are others, but it never comes up in the main threads, which is why that is the best thread for answers on these questions. All of that being said, if you are have a NAS running a debian base, that you have ssh access to it, then it is fairly easy to install an older version of samba, assuming you can find one for that version of debian for that processor architecture. This is mainly because of the libs involved. Even if it doesnt, you could compile a version that would work, create a new package, and install that with the deb command. It isnt that hard, and would fix your problems. If you really want a challenge, drop the debian base, and compile LEDEOpen. WRT fork, gentoo, or really any other linux distro for your NAS. This will give you all of the control you could ever want for every app you could choose to run. Also, as another option, both LEDE, and DD WRT are running working versions of samba in their current versions, so if you were so inclined, you could flash your router, configure it just for this, and put your games on a usb drive there. Personally I prefer this option for home networks, as I can cut out the costs of running a full NAS system on top of the router. I use my router for routingObviously, but this is much configurable for home routers than 9. NAS, adblocking, DLNA streaming, bandwidth limiting, site filtering proxyWhich firewall rules automatically forward all internet traffic to, etc. All of this in one small device I put on a shelf, and never look at. Dont need an extra system eating power 2. I get all of the features, excepting a raid arrayWhich I would rather have in an actual server, which most home users dont actually set up and configure properly anyway. Take it from someone who fixes these things for a living. A good flash able router will get you farther in my book than a dedicated NAS system, in 9. Such as this one https wikidevi. NetgearR7. 80. 0. With LEDE, you could do all of your NAS stuff all day, and still have tons of resources free to do so much more. Search for and download any torrent from the pirate bay using search query nes roms. Direct download via magnet link. EG, add a USB soundcard and use it as a network sink for Pulse. Audio, to extend audio to your stereoWhile you are at it, add bluetooth as well, then you can use it to play music from your phone through your stereo also, have it download your bittorrents directly to you nas drive using a clientserver based bittorent client. Run the core to an IRC appQuassel, so you never drop out of chats, even if you walk away with your computer. Install squiddansguardian so you can cache and filter sites so your children dont view content they shouldnt. I could go on and on. Although I respect the developers wishes whether or not to go closed source or open source, I do wish the source was open. I doubt there really would be multiple.