Built and got my NUC up and connected to my router. Using the IP address I can login to the web interface with ROCK without issue. My router shows that the ROCK is connected via ethernet (as it is).
For some reason it’s not showing up at all in Explorer under Network at all. My Windows 10 64bit PC is connected directly via ethernet to the same router. I’ve disabled Bitdefender and Windows Defender and no luck.
Tried changing Network and Sharing Center settings multiple times with no luck. All other devices are showing up in Windows under Network, including Sonos, DirecTV media server, Roku, printer, etc.
Went into my router and manually assigned the IP to the ROCK and did the same in the ROCK’s web GUI. Still nothing.
Really at a loss as to what to do now. This has been 4 hours of frustration.
GOOD NEWS! I figured it out. Posting the solution here as I’d be shocked if this didn’t come up again multiple times in the future with new ROCK builders using Windows 10:
In the Fall Creators Update for Windows 10, Microsoft disabled SMBv1 by default as they consider it insecure. This is how the ROCK exposes itself on the network, so SMBv1 is needed.
Yes, I had this issue on one of my PCs a couple of months back. I just enabled the SMBv1 client function, as I think the server function is not necessary, and might be where the security issue would reside.
I really think it would be much better if Roon started to support SMBv2 or up.
It would make it much more straightforward to use - in my case - the Nucleus plus out of the box with Windows 10 (update 1903).
Plus, all those questions and assumptions about whether or not SMBv1 is safe or unsafe, whether as a Client or Server, would go away.
Usability (user friendliness) should be the top concern.
