wgr614v9 cannot connect through network to NAS

[jmizoguchi]

Sorry for being stupid but I've read through 'Router Setup' in your link and I can't see what there is to fix?

pretty clear why you get 10.x.x.x IP.. this has nothing to do with NAS is not able to access but your broadband and router is NOT setup correctly.

NAS issue so far seems mysterious been firewall is disabled. I would uninstall AVG and I don't think AVG had firewall but just AV but if it has firewall uninstall it

[petercom]

Finally figured it out. It was Windows Networking not doing what it should, as usual!

For the benefit of others who might get stuck attaching drives like NAS and adding them to the Windows network, here's what I did.

1. Attach the NAS making sure that DHCS is OK for both the device and the router.
2. Power up the NAS. Wait for it to handshake with the router (basically wait till the lights stop blinking)
3. Go into the Netgear router admin and look at Attached Devices - you should see your NAS listed.
4. Copy the IP address of the NAS
5. Paste that address into your Browser address bar after http:// (e.g. http://192.168.100.108)
6. Hit Enter and you should see the login box for the NAS
7. Log in using the default username and password
8. Set up the NAS configuration according to the user manual
9. Now you need to share a folder on the hard drive of the NAS. In the configuration menu you should find something like Share or Manage Sharing.
10. Setup any users who need to share the folder
11. Create the shared folder or browse to one you've already set up. Allot user to that Share. Name the Share.
12. On each computer that needs to access the NAS you need to Map the Drive.
13. Open Windows Explorer. From the Tools menu choose Map Network Drive.
14. You'll see a Dialog box like this. Don't try to Browse to the NAS at this stage! That was my mistake.



15. Paste the IP of the NAS into the Dialog Box search box after two backstrokes (e.g. \\192.168.0.3\). Make sure you end with a backstroke.
16. Then click the Browse button and select the Shared folder name
17. Click on the Connect using a different user name and enter the Username and Password for that user.
18. Select a drive letter to map the drive and click Finish. Windows should now map the drive and make it accessible through that drive letter.

That's it. The mistake I made was to try and browse to the name of the NAS in Windows Network. Stupid Windows couldn't find the path that way - can't wait 'til I get a Mac!

[jmizoguchi]

I wonder I use Mac....

[fordem]

Originally Posted by petercom

Finally figured it out. It was Windows Networking not doing what it should, as usual!
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That's it. The mistake I made was to try and browse to the name of the NAS in Windows Network. Stupid Windows couldn't find the path that way - can't wait 'til I get a Mac!

I'll take a bet - your NAS runs linux as it's OS - don't blame Windows - blame SAMBA.