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I reinstalled my Gentoo installation and after that I tried to get the Samba server to show on a smart TV, as it did before I reinstalled, but even though I had the old configuration file, it didn't show up in the menu. This is the configuration for the share:

[MyShare]
   comment = Shared Directory
   path = /share
   browsable = yes
   read only = yes
   guest ok = yes
   guest only = yes
   guest account = guest

I have not made any changes to the default config except this. I have a guest account and it has a password set by smbpasswd. Everything should work, but it doesn't. Do I have to make additional changes to get the server to work on the local network?

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    guest account is valid only in the [global] section, and is invalid in a share context (see man smb.conf). Also it is wrong to set password for guest account. If you want to create a share with password-protected access, create non-guest account and assign share to it.
    – Nikita Kipriyanov
    Commented Apr 1, 2023 at 16:13
  • @NikitaKipriyanov It still doesn't get detected.
    – RadoslavL
    Commented Apr 1, 2023 at 16:30
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    "Still" doesn't mean anything because we don't know what you changed. Please, show actual full smb.conf (strip comments and empty lines).
    – Nikita Kipriyanov
    Commented Apr 1, 2023 at 17:12
  • @NikitaKipriyanov It was a problem with the router, it works now. Also the only thing I changed was remove the guest account entry.
    – RadoslavL
    Commented Apr 1, 2023 at 17:27

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As it turns out restarting my router fixed it. I have no idea why it worked, but I guess it has something to do with the LAN network.

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