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Cannot access NAS unless I keep changing NAS Host name
READYNAS NV+ v2 with 4 3TB WD Red RAIDiator 5.3 RAIDar 4.3.4 Setup as Flex Raid JBOD with 4 volumes c,d,e,f Windows XP and Windows7 I found recently that sometimes I would switch the NAS on, tr...
If you google the popup text, you will see that this happens with a variety of mapped network folders when you restart the Windows PC. Note that gibixxi is talking about rebooting the NAS, which doesn't sound like your scenario.
I think if you try clicking on the mapped drive icon later on (a couple of times) the connection usually is re-established. I generally don't map drives myself, instead I put shortcuts on the desktop. If the problem doesn't resolve itself, try entering \\nas in windows explorer.
I use the admin account also with my pro. The main issue is that some versions of Windows require me to enter the password when I first connect to the NAS. Vista for instance will not apply the password in the Credentials manager for admin. I suspect if I used the same password on the PC as the NAS I wouldn't have that problem.
I think if you try clicking on the mapped drive icon later on (a couple of times) the connection usually is re-established. I generally don't map drives myself, instead I put shortcuts on the desktop. If the problem doesn't resolve itself, try entering \\nas in windows explorer.
I use the admin account also with my pro. The main issue is that some versions of Windows require me to enter the password when I first connect to the NAS. Vista for instance will not apply the password in the Credentials manager for admin. I suspect if I used the same password on the PC as the NAS I wouldn't have that problem.
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