My ReadyNAS does not show up as a Network Computer

Thank you so much!!! The suggestion to check out this thread https://community.netgear.com/t5/Using-your-ReadyNAS/windows-not-showing-ReadyNAS-name-in-network/m-p/945867 lead me to a post that suggested I check the workgroup name under Accounts>Authentication and make sure it matches the Workgroup name of your computer by typing in sysdm.cpl in search and comparing workgroup names. If they are different change it to the workgroup name of your computer and BAM!! My problem was solved. I can now see my ReadyNAS under Network. I now have to remount my shares but that isn't a big deal and EASILY fixed.

Thanks BaJohn for linking me to this thread and StephenB for writing the post in this thread. You guys are the best!

Thanks BaJohn. Nope, workgroup names were the same, one of the first things I checked.

However, after trying a bunch of things yesterday and coming back to the machine this morning, the NAS appeared in Network! On both the machine I was working on, and the other Win10 machine with a Microsoft account. Interestingly, the only thing I had done on the second machine was add a Windows credential to match a user account on the NAS. Perhaps it took time for the Windows network to sort out the permissions?

I still needed credentials to actually access the shares. Frustratingly, entering the newly created NAS user account details - or admin login - doesn't work. What seems to have worked - and is replicable - is allowing Anonymous access to the shares, and specifying the IP addresses of the computers that are allowed to connect. Which then leads one down another rabbit hole of assigning static IPs to all the machines... but at least is doable!

Might not work for everyone, but good enough for me where I HAVE to have a mapped drive to a NAS share.

Hi all.

Not solved for me.

I have been trying all the leads in this forum for two weeks now. Microsoft forums techs wont acknowlege the issue with their Win10.

One difference with mine is that under "my PC" even though I can see the files in the NAS, I cant access them.

Any new ideas?

Just for Info ... my Win 10 setup looks like this

Note that the ReadyNAS does NOT show up on the left hand side.

The only thing that does is the PC itself (TOP-MOUSE) within the Network.

I do NOT use Homegroup, BUT my WorkGroup (not shown) is set to 'FAMILY' both on the PC and the ReadyNAS.

I have static IP addresses (as mentioned) set by Router, and the 'hosts' file includes a reference to XNAS as 192.168.1.2.

Also the XNAS has acccess setup in the Windows Credentials Manager.

Just one strange thing, before a Win 10 and ReadyNAS OS updates recently double clicking the XNAS on the right brought up my XNAS login.

It now brings up 'ReadyCloud' which I haven't used for ages. Interesting, but not bothered about it particularly.

Good Luck in your quest to solve this... the above probably won't help, BUT  .....

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RevellG wrote:

Hi all.

 

Not solved for me.

 

I have been trying all the leads in this forum for two weeks now. Microsoft forums techs wont acknowlege the issue with their Win10.

 

One difference with mine is that under "my PC" even though I can see the files in the NAS, I cant access them.

 

Any new ideas? 

 

Hardly a new idea, but as StephenB commented and others have discussed in other posts, there is a rumour that the problem REALLY IS with Win 10, and a fix might be coming out soon.

So my non-original idea, is to maybe 'live with it' one way or another and hope that this annoyance goes away in one of the many Win 10 updates coming your way soon.

Regards

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RevellG wrote:

Hi all.

 

Not solved for me.

 

I have been trying all the leads in this forum for two weeks now. Microsoft forums techs wont acknowlege the issue with their Win10.

 

One difference with mine is that under "my PC" even though I can see the files in the NAS, I cant access them.

 

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I think we need more information.  

Are you saying that you cannot access any shares from the file explorer?  

Are you using a local account, or a Microsoft account?  

Are you using the PIN logon or entering your password?