Windows 10: Anomaly in Network Map

Access to network shares is being denied on one of my Windows computers. The enclosed network map is a bit confusing. It shows 2 devices called a Switch and 1 labeled as Hub. Infact there is one switch that connects Venus & Neptune to the RT-AC55U Router. The DAP-1522 is also a switch which happens to also provide WI-FI support and it connects directly to the RT-AC55U Router. It turns out that the network shares on Venus are not working even though, as best I can tell, they are configured the same as Neptune and 2 other Windows computers connected to the DAP-1522 switch.It occurs to m

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Connecting NAS - mapping of drives

Ok, If you want, we can do a step by step troubleshooting of your current situation: If you are able to ping your Machine and it responds. Code:

Try to view if your NAS appears on the Network List: Code:

If Your NAS appears on the list, try to view it: Code:

The available shares will be listed there. Then Try to List the content of one of the directories: Code:

This should list the content of the directory, If all this works Try to map a drive on one share: Code:

Pls reply with the "response" of the first "encounter" of a non positive output. This exercise should reveal if you have a Network or Protocol or Cipher or Authentication problem.

 

How to delete old share from showing up in network

Use these steps to remove a mapped network drive using Command Prompt:

1. Open Start.
2. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and select the Run as administrator option.
3. Type the following command to delete the mapped network drive and press Enter: net use d: /delete In the command, replace the “d” for the drive letter of the mapped drive you’re trying to remove.
   
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   In the command, replace the “d” for the drive letter of the mapped drive you’re trying to remove.
   
   
4. Restart your computer.

After you complete the steps, the mapped network drive should not longer be available on your device.

 

I cannot re-map network drives that used to be mapped.

I am having difficulty re-mapping network drives that I used to be mapped to. I have a VAIO SX14 laptop running Windows 10 pro 21H1. I used to be able to access mapped drives on a Dell 7010 PC running Window 10 Pro and a Sony VAIO laptop running Windows 7 Pro. All three machines are WiFi connected to my network. I was out of the country recently for a few weeks and took my SX14 with me. I stayed in hotels so used their WiFi internet with my Nord VPN set to the USA. Since I arrived back in the USA, I can no longer open the mapped drives on the Dell or the Sony laptop.

1. I have turned off my VPN and Anti-Virus software and Windows Defender Firewall. Also I have checked all the usual settings including Internet Properties, Network and Sharing Center, and Advanced Sharing. But nothing worked.
2. I uninstalled the latest Windows 10 update, but still nothing changed.
3. I compared the settings on the Dell PC to my SX14 and all were the same.
4. When I browse for a folder when trying to map a network drive, the only thing that shows is the SX14 that I am trying to map from.

I can still access the Sony laptop from the Dell PC and vice versa, so I assume the network is OK. But neither machine can access the SX14 laptop and vice versa. When I open “This PC” the mapped network locations each shows a green check mark which changes in about one second to a red X. I must be overlooking something. Does anyone have any suggestions about where I should look next? I do have a recent Image of the SX14 drive created before I was out of the country but to restore it would be my LAST resort. - - - Updated - - - I wanted to post a few more pictures showing the settings, but they would not upload.