Hi I'm using a ReadyNAS 2100 [X-RAID2] using RAIDiator 4.2.15 firmware. I have it set up to use ADS and it was working great. Whenever I try to browse to the NAS using windows explorer, I get "Windows cannot cannot access \\readynas. Check the spelling of the name..." The only thing that changed recently that I can think of is that I moved the readynas computer object from the Computers OU in Active Directory to another OU. I can access the Admin panel and Shares using http just fine so it can't be a networking issue. But CIFS/SMB isn't working at all. I moved the readynas object back into the Computers OU but that didn't do anything.
Also, I'm not sure if this is related, but I cannot get the readynas to join the domain. I get the message "Unsuccessful joining the domain". Is there anything else that I can try to resolve this?
Re: Cannot Access ReadyNAS 2100 shares on a domain
Hello dday1,
You may need to provide complete information/details for the 2 concerns you have raised. Browsing to the shares of the NAS via CIFS/SMB first needs to have that protocol enabled and since you are planning to associate your NAS to the AD, make sure you have no permissions set on the shares. Maybe you can try going back to permission setting of the share you are having trouble with then Reset permission instead and see if that will help, here's how:
As for joining the NAS to AD, it would help giving us idea of the error and the settings you made that fails.
Re: Cannot Access ReadyNAS 2100 shares on a domain
Hi JennC,
The CIFS protocol is definitely enabled and it used to be joined to my domain, but now it isn't for some reason. The problem occurs for all shares and I can currently only access them using HTTP. I tried reseting the permission like you suggested, but that didn't change anything. I also made sure that there are no permissions on the shares
When joining to AD, the error is what I've stated above: "Unsuccessful joining the domain". Nothing in the logs and no other errors. The settings used are as follows:
Domain type: ADS
Netbios name: My domain name
Domain Name (FQDN): My full domain name (company.com)
New object OU: blank
Restrict accounts to OU: blank
Domain Controller: autodetect (I still get the error if I type in my DC IP address)
Re: Cannot Access ReadyNAS 2100 shares on a domain
I successfully updated to the latest firmware (RAIDiator 4.2.31) But I'm still unable to access any shares using CIFS. Is there anything else I can try?
Re: Cannot Access ReadyNAS 2100 shares on a domain
Hello dday1,
When it is not joined to the AD, it's normally set to Local Users / Users, are you not able to access any shares when that is how the NAS is set to? What error message do you get? Please post a screenshot.
Re: Cannot Access ReadyNAS 2100 shares on a domain
Is your domain controller both forward and reverse resolveable in your DNS configuration? I have found that's a common reason why a domain join will fail on RAIDiator 4.x.
Re: Cannot Access ReadyNAS 2100 shares on a domain
Hello dday1,
You have mentioned that you are having trouble joining it to the AD which i supposed you mean joining it again, then this means NAS is on Users mode, is that right? When it is on Users mode, can you get to the shares? How do you open it by the way, is it using \\nas_IP or \\hostname?
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Re: Cannot Access ReadyNAS 2100 shares on a domain
Hi JennC,
Sorry for the late reply. This is how it looks. I never put it on users mode before. When I tried putting it on users mode, it changed over successfully, but I still couldn't access it. I usually access it by using \\hostname.
