Solved: Cannot connect to an SMB2 network share form Windows Server 2019
Guest access in SMB2 will be disabled by default in Windows Server 2019.
According to microsoft (see: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4046019/guest-access-in-smb2-disabled-by-default-in-windows-10-and-windows-ser)
In Windows 10, version 1709, Windows 10, version 1903, Windows Server, version 1709, Windows Server, version 1903, and Windows Server 2019, the SMB2 client no longer allows the following actions:
* Guest account access to a remote server;
* Fallback to the Guest account after invalid credentials are provided;
Resolution:
If you want to enable insecure guest access, you can configure the following Group Policy settings (Select Edit Group Policy from the control panel), and navigate to:
> ComputerConfiguration
> Administrative templates
> Network
> Lanman Workstation
Here there should be an entry called Enable insecure guest logons
Double click this settings entry to change its configuration. Change this setting from Not configured
to Enabled
.
That's it. You should now have access to your guest network shares.
Note: By enabling insecure guest logons, this setting reduces the security of Windows clients.