Windows 10: Connection to USB Drive Plugged into Router -Failing on Windows Home but not Enterprise

I'm struggling to connect to a USB hard drive that I've plugged into my router.


I'm using Windows 10 Home version 1909. When I try to connect to the router 192.168.1.254 with the disk drive in it, it takes a while, and then says it cannot connect. The diagnostic information says "The device or resource router name is not set up to accept connections on port "The File and printer sharing SMB"."


But if I use a different computer I also have tried which is running Windows 10Enterprise Edition, it works absolutely fine, and connects immediately, showing me the directories and files on the hard drive. Also, if I connect using my Android phone using a network browser app, it also connects fine and shows me all my files. So I am confident that the router and hard drive are set up correctly. It must be something in my Windows Home Edition. But I cannot figure out what. I've tried to check the same processes are running and the same configuration is set up but there must be something different.


I should also add that from the Windows 10 Home computer, I can also connect to the other computer on the network that has a shared drive, and that works fine. So the Windows 10 Home computer does connect to remote drives on the network, but just not to the USB hard drive on the router.

Please could you advise what else I could check or change on my Windows 10 Home computer so that it works and connects to the USB drive on the router?

If it is relevant, I am running Mcafee for Virus/Firewall settings. I've tried changing some of those, but am not entirely sure what I'm doing there.


Would be very grateful for any advice here. Thank you!

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Can't access network drive plugged into the router USB port.

I am running Windows 10 on 2 laptops. One laptop can connect to the storage drive plugged into the USB port of my BT router. The other laptop (also running Windows 10) cant even see the drive plugged into the router. What have I done wrong?

 

Can't access network drive plugged into the router USB port.

Hi Lionel,

It seems that your USB drive is not mapped on your other laptop that's why it can't see it. For me to properly assist you with this concern, please provide me the following information:

• Is this the first time you're trying to access the USB drive from the second laptop?
• Have you tried adding or mapping the USB drive as a network drive?
• Do you know the IP address of your router?

If the USB drive is already shared, then you can start mapping it on the second laptop. Please check out the link Map a network
drive and follow the steps for Windows 10.

In case the above steps won't work, then you may have to access the USB drive using the router's IP address. If you don't know the router's IP, then you can check it from the
Command Prompt. Just type in cmd in the Cortana search, then press Enter. Once the command prompt window opens, type in
ipconfig, and press Enter. Whatever Default Gateway appears on the result is your
router's IP address.





To access the USB drive using the router's IP, follow these steps:

1. Open the File Explorer.
2. Click the Network Folder, then clear the path in File Explorer, and replace it with
   \\192.168.2.1 (or whatever router IP you have), then press
   Enter.

3. The USB drive should now show as a shared folder. At this point, you can either
pin the shared folder to Start, create a shortcut to the desktop, or
map it as a network drive. You may follow the same steps from the link I provided above.

Please let me know how it goes so I can further assist you.

Regards.

 

How to factory reset Cisco 1700 Router

Hopefully I can help you here....its a very common thing to happen.


First, I take it you dont know the passwords for console access or telnet/ssh?

I will assume that these devices belong to you.

step 1. Plug a cisco console cable into a serial port on your pc
step 2. Plug other end into Cisco console port
step 3. Using hyperterm or putty or similar connect to the serial port
step 4. boot router, and make sure you clearly can see the output (this confirms you have good serial comms)
step 5. if this fails, adjust the comm port settings (9600, 8,1,n are the default)
step 6. now you have to do the only hard part...send the break command:

Break command list: Break Commands

Go down the list and match your OS and SW and try the sequence suggested.

If this fails several times do what I do: Install putty (free) and then to send a break so you can get into rommom just hit "ctrl-a b".