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RN102 - Can't map network drive to top level, only shares

cookie365
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RN102 - Can't map network drive to top level, only shares

Hello, I'm just setting up my new RN102.

I can navigate in Win7 explorer by going to folder \\hostname

I can set up a mapped drive to \\hostname\backup (or whatever share)

But I can't set up a mapped drive to the top level, \\hostname.

I get a Windows Security popup asking me for a username and password. The admin user/password I set up for the browser based admin page doesn't work.

Am I doing something wrong, or is it simply not possible to map at that high a level?

Thanks
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StephenB
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Re: RN102 - Can't map network drive to top level, only share

It's not possible, which in my view is a bug.
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cookie365
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Re: RN102 - Can't map network drive to top level, only share

Thanks StephenB, at least I now know I wasn't doing anything stupid 🙂

I'll reorganise the drive so there's a single top level share that I can map to.
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