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Aspirant

Jun 25, 2016

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Unable access readynas from windows explorer

So I've seen other issues like this on here, but at a bit of a loss. Did a recent 'OS reinstall' to get the password going again and then get updated to latest 6.5.1. One PC could access via windows ...

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StephenB
Jun 27, 2016
what happens if you try to map the data volume to a drive letter? For instance, run cmd

net use * /delete

net use t: \\nasipaddress\data /user:admin nasadminpassword

StephenB

Guru - Experienced User

Jun 27, 2016

what happens if you try to map the data volume to a drive letter? For instance, run cmd

net use * /delete

net use t: \\nasipaddress\data /user:admin nasadminpassword

thejtluv

Aspirant

Jun 28, 2016

That worked. And now can browse to it first via \\nasname, I guess due to saved windows cred mgr? Why when I browsed to \\nasname before and enter the same credentials it doesn't work? Thanks!!

thejtluv
Aspirant
Jun 28, 2016
PS after disconnecting the mapped drive, can access \\nasname temporarily then seems to revert to previous behavior. Not a big deal, don't have a problem with mapping it, just curious about the behavior. Thanks
- BrianL2
  NETGEAR Employee Retired
  Jun 29, 2016
  Hi thejtluv,
  
  It might be possible that your PC got confused which credential it would use. Have you noticed the same behavior on another PC? Good thing that StephenB's suggestion worked out for you.
  
  Kind regards,
  
  BrianL
  NETGEAR Community Team
  - thejtluv
    Aspirant
    Jul 02, 2016
    It did seem to be behaving similarly on two machines. Not sure if I missed it before, or maybe having connected via mapped drive once causes it to show up, but now (even after disconnecting mapped drive) it shows up under 'This PC' (Win10) > Network locations section > as nasname:ReadyNAS 104. Clicking in there gives several options Browse Folders/Music/Pictures/Video. Browse folders opens and reflects just like mapping. I think before I was just trying to type in \\nasname\share, so maybe that was there all along and I just missed it. Strange place for windows to shove that instead of under the Network section. The nasname under 'Computer' section (inside 'Network' section) still doesn't work. Oh well, as long as we can get to it one way or another I don't care too much. Thanks all for the help.