Windows 10: Cannot Map NAS in Windows 10 Pro x64, however the device is accessible from the network

Hi everyone,



After trying tons of solutions available on the Internet, i am so desperate that I decided to create a topic.



I have purchased a D-link DNS 320l recently (its used), and after several hours of trying I cannot map the NAS as a drive.



Setup:

- D-link DNS 320l NAS device connected to Gigabyte LAN (1000) to my router TP-Link Archer C2 via UTP cable.

- PC Windows 10 Pro 64 bit, Gigabyte LAN adapter, connected to TP-link router via UTP cable.

- NAS is switched on, 1 drive is installed, blue LED is on.



NAS Firmware is

1.08

Firmware Date

04/20/2016



Network setup:

NAS IP address: 192.168.0.131 (Static, reserved IP address in router, reserved IP in Dlink NAS admin page)

PC IP address: 192.168.0.173 (same as above)



The NAS (this is how I named it during the installation) is visible in My computer, but like a UPNP device




Right clicking on the icon you can see information about the NAS, so its recognized




if I open it I only find 3 folders there: Music, Photo, Video. But there is no option to delete, or create any files there..





Clicking on the NAS here opens up the device's admin console from the browser.






HDD is recognised , can be formatted with no issue from the admin console Wizard, or from the device's ShareCenter setup.

on the NAS admin page/Network Share settings tab I created one shared drive called Volume_1, All users have write and read rights, NFS host is pointing "*"



From my PC I can ping the NAS successfully with IP using Command prompt, with no packet loss



I tried to install the device using Share Center setup utility software, selected fix ip and set the proper settings, but at the end its not mounting up. The installation goes through successfully and its not giving any error message.




Tried several ways to map it manually from My Computer, Map network drive:

\\192.168.0.131\Volume_1

\\NAS\Volume_1

only the IP \\192.168.0.131

etc.

Neither worked.It says Windows cannot access x...x. (address which I tried)

Diagnosing wasnt work either, there was no problem identified by Windows.


I tried to map it with and without credentials as well (NAS's credentials, local admin (myself having the Windows admin right), or creating a new user on the NAS and give rights to the user as well, no success.



If I click (in the Map Network drive tab) on Browse I only see the Network and my PC. If I click on Network nothing happens.



Tried to map it with the D-link Storage Utility software, but it gives the error Failed to Map drive (however it recognised the NAS and all settings, it was asking for credentials as well which I gave and it accepted.





What I also tried already:

- Turn Windows feature SMB 1.0 CIFS client and server on

- ALl Windows sharing options are enbled

- in Lan Adapter properties, IP4 properties, Advanced TCP/IP settings, WINS tab the Enable NetBios over TCP/IP option is already enabled

- Tried to reboot, reinstall NAS several times





Any idea for this issue?

:)

 

Mapping network devices such as NAS drives.

Dear Support,

I am having a massive problem with finding NAS devices on my network so I map them as network drives.

I had not changed any network configurations, but now I do not see my NAS drives in the list under "Network", nor can I map my NAS drives.

My previous mappings are fine and work OK. However, even the drives that were previously mapped that work OK do not appear in the list for the options of mapping network drives now.

I am running Win 10 latest version on an Intel 7th gen CPU, wired Ethernet.

I have checked to see that all my firmware is up to date, including router, NAS, network driver. I have checked that sharing is on, and turned off firewalls, made my network type private. I have searched every forum and technical note, and tried every video
out there, but I am at the end of my tether with this problem.

The problem seemed to occur after updating Windows. Everything was working fine before, completely flawlessly.

I am basically now completely fed up with the situation, and my only option left is to move all my computers to Linux. The problem has basically cut off access to data I need to work and is costing me money and time. I basically just want to cry as there
is no solution anywhere that I find. The Windows update has broken my network.

If anyone has any answers, please let me know.

Thanks for your time in advance.

Kind regards, Ben.

 

Can see NAS but cannot access it or mapped shares after recent update


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Perhaps NetBIOS needs enabling ? ^^^^^ ie win10 sets it to Default not Enabled which does not always work

Perhaps NetBIOS needs enabling ?

 

HELP [MAPPING NETWORK DRIVE]--Cannot Connect to NAS


Windows 10 rightly considers your NAS as a "device" not a "folder" . You can map shares on an NAS because these are folders, but you cannot (and never have been able to) map devices to a drive letter. P&P and USB devices and those that are part of your system (such as a DVD drive) are mapped automatically.