[Atho]

Hi everyone !

I just bought a new HTPC which I was willing to concentrate on XBMCbuntu only, but my experience so far as been not very good...

So after, a lot of try, I finally have install the last XBMC version and it's seem to be working great.

But I can't seem to connect it to any of my files sources (NAS). Neither on SMB (connection times out everytime) or NFS (Which I don't understand at all it seem...) Can anybody help me to finding a easy to follow way to add network source on XBMCbuntu ?

Thanks a lot in advance !

[isamu.dragon]

Are you wired or wireless? Just saying regardless of OS I'd keep your htpc wired for convenience.

[vikjon0]

If you are browsing for servers (what ever it is called) that could cause time outs. I have bad experience with this both on win and linux.
I think it depends on how the local network are built.

I prefer to specify the ip number or server name directly. It is not extremely clear which is which and to make it worse I do not remember exactly.
There is one add(browse) smb and one add network location or something like that? One of them will ask you directly for protocol & server name, the other will start to automatically scan the network.

EDIT: and I am using wireless in the bedroom where I have tested this. Works fine as I do not use much media in real HD.

[stueng]

I think you need to take a step back from "I cant connect to my NAS" and investigate whether you have any network connectivity at all

how have you installed xmbc? on what OS?