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Readynas NV+ v2 cannot map network
Hi All I've had my ReadyNas NV+2 for 6 years. I've had it working on and off over these years, but the last 2, since using Windows 10, i am able to view and access the storage, however i cannot m...
On my network, using the NAS name in Windows 10 is hit-or-miss, while using the NAS IP always works. Have you tried doing the mapping using the IP address instead of the NAS name?
If that works and you still want to be able to use the name, you can add the IP address to the hosts file. Of course, both of these rely on the NAS having a fixed IP address, which is best done by reserving one in the router, not by using the NAS static IP setting.
Hi Sandshark
Thanks for the response. I have been using the ip using the following format
\\ip/C
Still not working. This has only ever happened since moving to Windows 10. I can see the nas drive Via Network and view the documents but i can not add or delete to them. I use to map the network and input my username and password to edit add or delete files. Now i can only view them on the network but even that, is a stripped back version of all my data on the NAS drive.
Thanks
Coe
Thanks for the response. I have been using the ip using the following format
\\ip/C
Still not working. This has only ever happened since moving to Windows 10. I can see the nas drive Via Network and view the documents but i can not add or delete to them. I use to map the network and input my username and password to edit add or delete files. Now i can only view them on the network but even that, is a stripped back version of all my data on the NAS drive.
Thanks
Coe
thaiZilla wrote:
\\ip/CThe correct syntax is \\ip\C
But there likely is a credentials issue here. You can only access C if Windows is using the NAS admin credentials.
Try running CMD (type it in the search bar) and enter
net use * /delete /y net use t: \\nas-ip-address\C /user:admin nas-admin-password
The first command disconnects any open SMB sessions, the second attempts to mount the data volume as drive letter T.
BTW, this won't work if the NAS is using the default admin password.
Thank you so much, this worked!
Is there an explanation to why it was more difficult to map a drive this time? Does this mean i can map each share indepedently as before i had a letter for each share.
Its not important to do so, just glad to have full access back!
Thanks again!
Coe
thaiZilla wrote:
Is there an explanation to why it was more difficult to map a drive this time? Does this mean i can map each share indepedently as before i had a letter for each share.
Windows has gotten stricter about credentials over time, so anonymous/guest access often no longer works.
The next step is to open the Windows Credential Manager on the PC, and create credentials for the NAS.
First, delete any existing credentials for the NAS.
I recommend setting up two windows credentials - one for the hostname of the NAS, and one for the IP address of the NAS. Also, I recommend reserving the IP address in your router, so it doesn't change. The username/password needs to be for a user account set up on the NAS. While you can use the admin account for this, if you don't want to map the full data volume you should use a different account. This account can be shared across all your PCs.
After that, reboot the PC. You should then be able to map the shares as you did before.
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