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Must enter username/password to access NAS
Hello, I have 3 PC machines running Windows. With 2 of them I do not need to enter an username/password when accessing the network drive through explorer. On one of the machines, which is comple...
There is a tick box in the shares tab on the configure panel, that says 'allow anonymous access' if that is ticked, it should give access to anyone without credentials. I just sorted this out for myself, so perhaps that was the issue for you too.
Thank you!
But I don't want to use any credentials at all.
I never had to login before. And the ones that don't need username/password access the NAS anonymously.
I've never had to login to my Buffalo NAS.
And now I'm on a completely new install of Windows and it's asking for credentials.
But I don't want to use any credentials at all.
I never had to login before. And the ones that don't need username/password access the NAS anonymously.
I've never had to login to my Buffalo NAS.
And now I'm on a completely new install of Windows and it's asking for credentials.
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