whats wrong with my folder properties?

CommonTater said:

Also... as a general suggestion... it's not a good idea to map network drives. That's really only there for Win3.1 compatibility. Since win2000... folder shares have been the way to go. You will have enhanced security and the root of the drive is not exposed to the network.

Really tater???

Only for win3.x compatibility??? Ever worked in a networked environment?

I have worked for several, and one thing remains true: "end users are dumb"... mapped drives gives them something they can easily understand and work with. Mapping a drive doesnt expose the root of the drive either, mapping a drive is assigning a drive letter to a folder (plain and simple). Always has been!

totalguy: What format does your NAS use for the drives?

totalguy said:

ive never worked in a network environment and i aint dumb lol

what you say about mapping is right in my case.

by format do you mean file system? fat32. can only use ntfs if i plug it directly into a computer via usb but that would defeat the purpose of a nas drive then :)

First off, those comments were directed at tater, not you totalguy.

Yes file system is what I meant here... wow FAT32 is what it uses, not a linux file system? Most NAS's Ive worked with used linux ext3 or simlar... hmmm!

Since it is FAT32 have you tried running Windows utilities such as scandisk?

totalguy said:

did a bit of searching on the net and found the site Computer parts - B2becart.com --- B2becart Developers i used their contact us form to request firmware update. i was on version 1.43 but now on 1.51c theres been a lot of changes! so for future reference and anyone coming accross this thread if you have a pluscom nas enclosure model NAS-RDC3282 (or any similar for that matter) visit the site i mentioned and request a firmware update. its easy to do, if you got one of these you should be familiar with it and able to access its control panel. goto maintainance and upload the .bin file. dont worry if its the wrong one you have it will tell you and it only takes seconds to do then reboot it and remap it.

SO this fixed your issue totalguy???