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windows not showing ReadyNAS name in network
My windows systems (win7 & 8.1) are not showing my ReadyNAS when I browse the network: Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. ...
Hello, I'm not sure if this reply is in the correct spot but after searching for a solution myself I read many of the comments here I also have had problems over the last few days since upgrading the Firmware to 6.4.1 on my NAS RN202 - I wasn't sure if was a Windows (10) update that caused it or something else but everything changed and my NAS202 stopped showing up under 'Network' - I was able to improve this by moving some files and folders into different directories as it seemed that the more files the unit had to refresh (or what ever the NAS does) the more often it couldn't find things, I also found that some of my permissions seemed different (always take a screenshot of what works) but the REAL kicker was when I discovered that under Accounts >> Authentication >> Workgroup Name: this had somehow become VOLUME... I would never have called it this opting for the more obvious choice of WORKGROUP... once I changed this everything started working correctly again including on my Laptop connect wirelessly to the network. Might be something to check :-)
StephenB wrote:
.................... If you are using a static address, it's probably fastest if you share the settings you are using.
Thanks Stephen............but again, I don't know what you mean. Everything worked fine in the first Win10 build, it is only since going to the upgraded Win 10 build (just released Nov15) yesterday that I lost what I previously had and could see and do (including drag and drop) in Windows Explorer view under 'Network'. So whatever I had previously was great, but now it isn't...............what do you mean by "share the settings you are using" please?
As I said, I can see my readynas under 'My Computer' as a 'Network (1)'...............but can't see it listed under 'Network'.
Do I need to going into 'sharing' and change things like for the second option of "Use user accounts and passwords to connect to other computers" as some others have suggested perhaps?
i am not expert at all but i had 255.0.0.0 in my subnet mask where my other machines where 255.255.255 the IP I assigned manually 10.0.0.X (static IP since that is on a switch not a router).
2 days later i figured the problem out...
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