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ReadyNAS Won't Show Up on Windows Expolorer
Our home network has a BT Home Hub 5, two Netgear Switches and various Windows XP, 7 and Windows 8 PCs, an iPad and a games console on it as well as the ReadyNAS Duo v2 which we have had for just over...
Here's an old windows article on the master browser topic -https://support.microsoft.com/kb/188001 Though dated, AFAIK its still correct.
There are 5 ways to reach the NAS from a newer version of windows:
(a) select the NAS from the left pane of windows explorer. My guess is that is the one that isn't working for you.
(b) Open "computer" and select "map network drive" from the pulldown menu
(c) Open "computer" and right click on the large pane, selecting "add a network location"
(d) Enter \\nasname\sharename in the address bar of windows explorer (or \\nasipaddress\sharename)
(e) create a desktop shortcut that links to \\nasname\sharename
There are 5 ways to reach the NAS from a newer version of windows:
(a) select the NAS from the left pane of windows explorer. My guess is that is the one that isn't working for you.
(b) Open "computer" and select "map network drive" from the pulldown menu
(c) Open "computer" and right click on the large pane, selecting "add a network location"
(d) Enter \\nasname\sharename in the address bar of windows explorer (or \\nasipaddress\sharename)
(e) create a desktop shortcut that links to \\nasname\sharename
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