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NJRadioGuy
Jun 10, 2015Aspirant
Two ReadyNAS boxen not recognized by Windows 10 Preview
Hi all, I have two ReadyNAS boxen on my system, an old DUO and a newer 102. I have Windows 10 Preview running in a VM and it will not connect to either NAS. They do not show up under "Network", which...
StephenB
Jun 11, 2015Guru - Experienced User
Just 192.168.x.y will open up the default browser in win 7/win 8 as well. But \\192.168.x.y should not. So please confirm the \\ (note the direction of the slashes).
You can map the full volume with net use (\\192.168.x.y\C, with NAS admin credentials) - though I agree it is not ideal.
I don't think adding NFS will help unless you are using NFS on the PCs instead of CIFS. However, since "net use" works I am thinking this can be sorted less drastically.
I suggest sorting out access by IP address first, and then reaching to the name resolution issue.
Is your windows 10 PC in the same workgroup as the NAS?
You can map the full volume with net use (\\192.168.x.y\C, with NAS admin credentials) - though I agree it is not ideal.
I don't think adding NFS will help unless you are using NFS on the PCs instead of CIFS. However, since "net use" works I am thinking this can be sorted less drastically.
Credentials (e.g. guest account) aren't related to the devices showing up.
NJRadioGuy wrote: OK, this is getting stranger by the minute. In the Windows 10 explorer, under "This PC", and "Network Connections" I see the two devices. I can access them, however I think it's some guest account or something on the NAS (I didn't think I even had one, nor do I want it). I cannot access my own profile nor does it challenge me to enter a username and password.
I suggest sorting out access by IP address first, and then reaching to the name resolution issue.
Is your windows 10 PC in the same workgroup as the NAS?
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