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I have Kodi 17.4 installed on an Android based streamer
my problem is that i cannot connect to a Laptop (windows 8.1) shared folder that connected to the same network
no homegroup defined 
when trying to connect to SMB I get "unknown error 8216"
The folder in my laptop i want to share is configured as needed 
I read a lot of related threads but could not find how to make it work
i dont know if the issue is in my laptop or in Kodi
would appreciate any help
(2020-01-21, 22:47)m3csl Wrote: [ -> ]I have Kodi 17.4 installed on an Android based streamer
my problem is that i cannot connect to a Laptop (windows 8.1) shared folder that connected to the same network
no homegroup defined 
when trying to connect to SMB I get "unknown error 8216"
The folder in my laptop i want to share is configured as needed 
I read a lot of related threads but could not find how to make it work
i dont know if the issue is in my laptop or in Kodi
would appreciate any help

Can you connect to it using other systems? For example from a different Windows system? What type of sharing do you use? SMB?