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Cannot access the ReadyNAS through network after update to 6.5.1
My ReadyNAS has been running without any problems for months, and after upgrading to the latest firmware (6.5.1), suddenly my mapped network drives are not accessible. I tried mapping a new drive, i...
dakis21 wrote:
I don't think so...
I'm not sure why it worked before, but you aren't set up correctly.
Disk 1's volume name is data, and you created a single share called Disk1. That's a bit unusual but ok.
For disk2, you have a volume name of Disk2 and a share name of Disk2. Both are advertised as shares with admin credentials, so that is a problem. You have exactly the same issue for disk3 and disk4.
Since you can't rename the volume, the easiest thing to do is rename the shares. For instance, disc1, disc2, disc3, disc4.
FWIW, the ReadyNAS software shouldn't allow you to make this mistake.
Also three of the four volumes are extremely full (96% or more), which likely will get you into trouble at some point.
Are disk1 and disk2 volume names or share names?
If they are volume names, then you must use NAS admin credentials to access then with SMB.
You can enter these credentials into the Windows Credential Manager - which should fix your issue with file manager.
Thanks for the super-ultra-duper fast response :)
Yes they are volume names. I went to my credential manager and added the admin/password for the NAS , and that allows me to open my \\defnas network path now, but when I try to access the volumes, it pops up a window asking me for their credentials, and no matter what I put in there, it denies me accesss. Do I need to add the credentials for each volume in the credential manager? And if so, what would that look like ?
Credentials are for hostnames, not mount points (that is, defnas and 192.168.1.15). Windows treats the name and the ip address as two different machines, so if you use both to access the NAS, both need credentials entered.
If you enter \\defnas or \\192.168.1.15 into file explorer, do you see "disk1" and "disk2"? If the credentials are correctly entered you should see them (as well as home and admin folders).
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