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ReadyNAS Ultra 2 Plus Sometimes Not Accessible in Windows 10
So this has been an ongoing problem but I'm sure there has to be a simple solution....
Sometimes, after restarting Windows 10, I cannot get access to the ReadyNAS shares through Windows 10. RAIDar can find the ReadyNAS and my Squeezebox Touch has no issues accessing it. However, Windows 10 cannot locate the share folders, even when I try browsing the directory via RAIDar. A lot of times, this can be fixed with a simple reboot of my machine but that can be extremely inconvenient.
Is there something that I'm missing here?
Thanks!
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Are your drives mapped by name or IP address? Many have problems with Windows properly discovering the ReadyNAS (and other brands) by name. I have yet to see anyone with a real solution, as I also suffer this problem. There are two solutions (and doing both is best). Change the mappings to use the IP address instead of the name, and add the name to the Windows HOSTS file. This does require that the NAS always be at the same IP address, which is best done via an address reservation in your router instead of a static IP set in the NAS.
Sandshark wrote:Are your drives mapped by name or IP address? Many have problems with Windows properly discovering the ReadyNAS (and other brands) by name. I have yet to see anyone with a real solution, as I also suffer this problem. There are two solutions (and doing both is best). Change the mappings to use the IP address instead of the name, and add the name to the Windows HOSTS file. This does require that the NAS always be at the same IP address, which is best done via an address reservation in your router instead of a static IP set in the NAS.
Thanks for this. I'll give it a try and see if it works. Update to come....
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