An old LG NAS shows up on a Mac but will not connect
An old LG NAS has been put back on the home , and its password is known. The NAS appears in the Mac Finder server browser, but login fails when connecting to 192.168.7.87. The error says the server version is not supported.
The server address shown by the Mac is afp://192.168.7.87. Changing the address to smb or FTP does not make the file connection work. The NAS still opens normally in a browser through its , so the device and network are at least partly working.
The likely issue is a mismatch between the Mac and the old NAS file sharing method, not simply that the NAS is offline.
Key points
- The old LG NAS is visible on the and its opens.
- Mac Finder can see the LG-NAS but cannot log in to it.
- The Mac shows the connection as afp://192.168.7.87.
- Trying smb or FTP in the address does not fix the connection.
- The problem is likely file sharing between macOS and the old NAS.