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### "Host is down" error

This error is caused by a combination of two things: A SMB protocol version mismatch, and the CIFS client on Linux returning a misleading error message. In order to fix this a version entry needs to be added to the mount command. By default Raspberry Pi OS will only use versions 2.1 and above, which are compatible with Windows 7 and later. Older devices, including some NAS, may require version 1.0:

```
sudo mount.cifs //IP/share /mnt/point -o user=<uname>,vers=1.0
```

You may need to try different versions to match up with the server version. Possible values are:

| Version | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| 1.0 | Classic CIFS/SMBv1 protocol |
| 2.0 | The SMBv2.002 protocol. Windows Vista Service Pack 1, and Windows Server 2008 |
| 2.1 | The SMBv2.1 protocol. Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008R2 |
| 3.0 | The SMBv3.0 protocol. Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 |
| 3.02 | The SMBv3.0.2 protocol. Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012R2 |
| 3.11 | The SMBv3.1.1 protocol. Microsoft Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 |
| 3 | The SMBv3.0 protocol version and above |

### Sharing a folder for use by Windows

Firstly, create a folder to share. This example creates a folder called `shared` in the `home` folder of the current user, and assumes the current user is `pi`.
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That should be enough to share the folder. On your Windows device, when you browse the network, the folder should appear and you should be able to connect to it.