How do I know what the CIFS sign is

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Greetings! I just bought one of those networkable blu ray players... I have access to my portable network drive and thus are able to watch downloaded movies... Could you define how to log in to my network ... the bluray player asks for a "cifs sign in" in order to stream from my laptop... In lamen terms... I dont know what would the CIFS siign in name would be... How do I know what it is? I cant figure out what or where it will be...

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Hi,

· Who is the manufacturer of the Blu-ray device?

Common Internet File System (CIFS), a protocol that defines a standard for remote file access using millions of computers at a time. With CIFS, users with different platforms and computers can share files without having to install new software.

I would suggest you to contact the manufacturer of the device for CIFS sign in details, also look for the CIFS information from the user manual.

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2012-05-22T21:35:31+00:00

Hi Guys I was able to find out what the problem was I got a log-in name on my laptop comp. and also a password.

when you get to the CIFS screen and you are asked for the user name and password it will be the same as the one for your computer.

Good Luck, it is that easy.
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