Davicom 5 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Hi all, It's entirely afternoon I'm trying to solve this problem. What kind of "samba share" do I need to create? I tried simply "Disk_sda1" "allow guest" "ready only" "brosweable", but emby can't show me anything. I tried, on emby server "\\192.168.0.124\Disk_sda1" --> not existing Path "\\192.168.0.124" --> emby accept Path but nothing Is visibile and files are not scanning "//192.168.0.24/Disk_sda1" -->Not existing Path "smb://192.168.0.124/Disk_sda1" Not existing path what did I not understand about the direct connection of a storage network? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37067 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 @@Davicom What i would suggest is mounting the network share to a local path using the tools built into your OS. Then add the local path to Emby. Please let us know if this helps. Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davicom 5 Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 Hi @@Luke, yes this Is the simplest way, but not the Better. This method causes useless waste of bandwidth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37067 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Why do you think it causes waste of bandwidth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maegibbons 1267 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 (edited) I believe he wants to play things using the Direct PATH to the NAS rather than through the emby server (double network bandwidth) I also believe that only the windows ET app can play using a Direct PATH. We would like other apps such as Android TV to support this but I know @@ebr will have a fit for me even mentioning it again and i will accept my public humiliation when it comes. Krs Mark A 'like' is always appreciated! Edited May 18, 2020 by maegibbons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37067 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 I believe he wants to play things using the Direct PATH to the NAS rather than through the emby server (double network bandwidth) I also believe that only the windows ET app can play using a Direct PATH. We would like other apps such as Android TV to support this but I know @@ebr will have a fit for me even mentioning it again and i will accept my public humiliation when it comes. Krs Mark A 'like' is always appreciated! No this is actually something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davicom 5 Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 Well, it's simple: If client "A" Need to play a file stored on network storage "B" It should be fine if It doesn't Need to pass from emby server "C" But I think @@maegibbons has still answered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37067 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 What I suggested doesn't mean it will pass through emby server. What gives you that impression? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davicom 5 Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 ....i'm Not sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honelnik 1 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 well your library on emby folder and the network path that is sent to clients don't have to be the same on the shared NW folder, just use the path your client can access Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davicom 5 Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 well your library on emby folder and the network path that is sent to clients don't have to be the same on the shared NW folder, just use the path your client can access Do you intend in this way? in this way nothing changes the same: android-clients that need to play a file on network storage (nfs or samba) get request to emby server, so the packages go around network-storage-->emby-server-->android-clients. causing unnecessary waste of bandwidth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honelnik 1 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 With this setup all of my clients (iPad. Android tv, windows kodi) talk directly to NAS. They just need to ask Emby where the media is. You can check on the dashboard if it says DIRECT PLAY or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davicom 5 Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 "Direct play" signature, on dashboard just means "no transcoding needed" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maegibbons 1267 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 "Direct play" signature, on dashboard just means "no transcoding needed"Correct. Android TV always plays THROUGH server. Direct play is NOT the same as Direct PATH in emby universe. As I said, i believe ET is the only client that can use direct path but @@Luke just shot me down and did NOT answer that question. Krs Mark A 'like' is always appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davicom 5 Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 Correct. Android TV always plays THROUGH server. Direct play is NOT the same as Direct PATH in emby universe. As I said, i believe ET is the only client that can use direct path but @@Luke just shot me down and did NOT answer that question. Krs Mark A 'like' is always appreciated! you, just look at the LEDs on the switch over are connected the client, network-storage and server-emby: the only active ones (flashing during playback) should be only the first two, instead it is not so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmind11 717 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 what kind of LAN do you have set up that you're concerned about bandwidth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maegibbons 1267 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 1Mbps Arcnet over coax! Do you remember that? USRobotics Courier HST modems in front of KA9Q providing routing. Krs Mark A 'like' is always appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigiee7 0 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Hi! That was my problem as well. The solution was as follows: \\server ip/the/sample/media/directory it doesn't matter if it's a slash or a backslash the server address must be preceded by a "backslash" and the directory path must be preceded by a "slash". I haven't figured out the best way for the optional route yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37067 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 6 hours ago, Bigiee7 said: I haven't figured out the best way for the optional route yet. Easy formula - what path do your devices on your network need to use to access \\server ip/the/sample/media/directory The answer to that is your optional network path. But only two Emby apps make use of it - Emby Theater and Emby for Kodi, so you might not even need to worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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