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Windows access
I have been a user of the Netgear NAS systems before and ave just upgraded to the rh212, after previous system started to have PSU issues. I have th system setup and trying to orgainise the users and...
Are you accessing it by NAS name or IP address? Using the name is problematic to some of us (and nobody has been able to figure out why). I see similar posts in forums for other NAS, so it must be Samba related.
Options are to use the IP address or put the name in the Windows HOSTS file. Both of these do require the NAS have a fixed IP address. It is best to do that by address reservation in the router instead of by static IP in the NAS.
Already had a fixed IP, so tried access via the IP address did not seem to make any difference. It is almost as if the username or password are not been accepted by the Nas drive. If I try to access a non guest area get the same error if correct user name used or any old rubbish.
Has ayone been able to use the local user access settings on windows?
I use a local user name (which is NOT my PC user name, though it can be so long as it's not a Microsoft Account name (email type) all the time. The only issue I had (before putting the NAS names in the HOSTS file) was accessing by NAS name.
I'm not sure what would happen if the user name was the same and the password was not. If they are the same, Windows should pass on that information and you should gain access without haing to type them in (as long as there are no separate credentials stored for the NAS that are wrong).
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