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Reset my ReadyNAS+ now have a local connectivity issue
Hi all, I did a scorched earth reset of my ReadyNAS+ a couple of weeks ago as I had let the drive get too full and it would not display the admin console. I could still access it so I got everythi...
StephenB wrote: So the NAS worked before with that PC, but it fails after a factory reset. The IP address has not changed.
Are the PC and the NAS in the same workgroup? Maybe also check that the PC classifies the network as "home".
Yes. The ReadyNAS is configured much as it was before. I'm having no issues connecting to it from another Win7 box, but it has a wired ethernet connection.
The PC and the NAS are in the same Workgroup as far as I can tell. Spelunking around the Admin panel on the ReadyNAS makes no mention of workgroup. The Win7 box with the issue classifies the network as home. The problem box does use wi-fi to connect to the router, but I can't see how that would make a difference. A quick check of the Buffalo wireless adapter reveals nothing untoward.
More info,
I deleted the access info from the Win7 credentials vault. Restarted the computer. Attempted to access the NAS box, it asked for credentials. I entered them and then get:
\\NASBOX is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. ...
Element not found.
I'm flummoxed on this one.
Thanks
Chris
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