Windows 10: how to map a network drive over the internet

Discus and support how to map a network drive over the internet in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; would appreciate if someone could point me to a how-to on the subject field. we already have a vpn set up - but I'm not sure what parameters I need... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by stephentargett, Sep 23, 2020.

  1. how to map a network drive over the internet


    would appreciate if someone could point me to a how-to on the subject field.


    we already have a vpn set up - but I'm not sure what parameters I need to tweak to get the mapping to work - I think DDNS is involved...?


    our office network is very simple: modem to switch to NAS and 8 local PCs - all connected by ethernet.


    any assistance/direction would be awesome!


    stephen

    :)
     
    stephentargett, Sep 23, 2020
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  2. DMyr Win User

    Trouble Mapping Network Drive

    I have a WD NAS drive connected to my router and have mapped it on three of my computers. I just setup another laptop with Windows 10 and have updated it to 1809 and when I tired Mapping a network drive nothing is displayed in the browse window except the
    computer I am currently using. The drive is shown under network locations in File Explorer but not when you select map network drive and browse. I right clicked on the drive and selected properties and noted the IP address and went back into Map network drive
    but instead of selecting browse I entered the IP address but it still does not map the drive. The strange part is if I go to any of the computers that already has the network drive mapped and select Map network drive and select browse none of those computers
    show the drive either but you can select the mapped drive in the drive list in file explorer and it works just fine.

    I have read several articles both here and elsewhere and tried the suggestions but nothing works. Network discovery is turned on as is file sharing and also checked if all three boxes under SMB file sharing support in Windows features were also checked and
    they are. I have mapped several computers to several different drives over the years and anytime the drive was not listed it was always easy to go into Network Sharing Centre and find the problem but everything seems to be as it should so would appreciate
    if someone can suggest something I may have overlooked.

    Thank you
     
  3. fatpat Win User
    Mapped Drives Issues

    To clarify .... the issue is the Windows 10 OS. It is with Windows File Explorer. The Mapped drives used to appear in File Explorer's left panel list of drives and folders. Two days ago File explorer stopped show the mapped drives. so not they don;t appear in the list of Drives and folders.

    - - - Updated - - -

    I did, it has no effect. I also check the NAS devices they support SMB 2.0. Also I have several other computers on my home network they work fine with the mapped drives and They do not have SMB 1 turned on. So it is something that happened to the computer in question.
     
    fatpat, Sep 23, 2020
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  4. zmlc29 Win User

    how to map a network drive over the internet

    network and internet

    this hard drive is not connected to my computer, it is connected to my wireless router.

    after scanning for hardware changes as you suggested in step one, there is no usb hard drive
    listed on my computer, either in the device manager, or in the network list in file manager which includes both computers connected to the router. this computer is recognizing the router, internet, and other computers connected to the router.
    it is not recognizing the hard drive connected tot he wireless router.

    I checked my wireless router to see if the usb hard drive is discoverable and verified that it is.
     
    zmlc29, Sep 23, 2020
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