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ReadyNas Duo cannot select PC folder to backup, gives "error connecting to..."
Hi, I am trying to configure my ReadyNAS model RND2000 ver 1 with firmware 4.1.6 to backup some folders in my PC's running windows 7 pro. I was able to do it on one PC but the second PC must have a ...
cboudet wrote:I am using the admin account without a password, as the computer has no password to log in.
That could be the problem. I know Win10 won't allow you to access files or remotely connect with an account without a password, even using an account without one. I just don't recall if Win7 has that limitation. Maybe try creating an account with a password and see if that login works for "everyone" files.
Sandshark wrote:Windows "everyone" access isn't the same as "public". The user still needs to use a valid login for the computer (which may be managed via Active Directory). Are you specifying a valid account on the PC as the credentials the NAS uses for the backup job? On Win7, that user name could be "Guest", but I don't remember if a password has to be assigned. Been too long since I used Win7.
Thanks Sandshark,
I am using the admin account without a password, as the computer has no password to log in.
I right-click the folder and left-click "share with", it gives three options, admin, guest, and everyone, then I set the permissions to read/write.
Thanks
cboudet wrote:
I am using the admin account without a password, as the computer has no password to log in.
That could be the problem. I know Win10 won't allow you to access files or remotely connect with an account without a password, even using an account without one. I just don't recall if Win7 has that limitation. Maybe try creating an account with a password and see if that login works for "everyone" files.
Sandshark wrote:
cboudet wrote:I am using the admin account without a password, as the computer has no password to log in.
That could be the problem. I know Win10 won't allow you to access files or remotely connect with an account without a password, even using an account without one. I just don't recall if Win7 has that limitation. Maybe try creating an account with a password and see if that login works for "everyone" files.
You hit the nail on the head there!
I do not know if it is windows 7 or the nas (I think it's the nas) that requires the password.
I created a new user with admin privileges(don't know if admin priviledges are needed) and gave it a password.
Then I created a backup from a shared folder in the desktop and used the username and password and it connected to the folder without an error message.
Thanks so much for sharing your experience and helping me.
And thanks to all others that helped also.
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