Cannot Map Network Drive to NAS

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  1. Posts : 2,573
    Win7 Ultimate X64
       #1

    Cannot Map Network Drive to NAS


    Hello everyone, i am having some issues mapping a network drive to a remote NAS drive, first of all machines are win7 x64 and NAS is a D-Link DNS 320
    NAS unit is at my office and all computers can map drive through wired network using internal IP address, all machines have Z: drive showing which prompts for password then access is granted

    I wish to connect to this drive from my home machine but i cannot figure it out, there is a static IP address in place and i can access drive via web browser using this static address ie ftp://86.xxx.xxx.223 browser will connect, ask for user & password then grant access, but i cannot map it as a drive which i need to

    I am trying to map \\86.xxx.xxx.223\Volume_1 to access the whole drive not sub folders but if poss would actually like to have seperate mapped drives to access sub folders individually but thats a side note mapping anything would be great

    When i enter this i get
    Cannot Map Network Drive to NAS-map-error.png
    If i click troubleshoot i get
    Cannot Map Network Drive to NAS-capture.png
    Do i need to add user into map address ? when navigating manually it adds Paul@86.xxx.xxx.223
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  2. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #2

    Hi Pauly,

    I'm not sure if this is the same issue, but please see this short thread I started a few years ago - the solution is my post #5.

    Problem : automatically reconnect mapped drives at login

    Regards,
    Golden
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  3. Posts : 2,573
    Win7 Ultimate X64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Funny enough i was reading this earlier today in a last ditch effort to sort before starting a thread, but my problem is not (re)connecting at logon its connecting at all!, i know the IP is right as i can ftp in through browser but cannot save as drive which means when saving file in a program for example i cant send it straight to NAS i have to save to desktop FTP & log on to NAS then transfer file, its so annoying i been doing this for 6 months and enoughs enough my keyboard is gonna have a fist hole in it soon
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  4. Posts : 2,573
    Win7 Ultimate X64
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Well i have tried every combination i can think of to include/exclude user names etc still no joy
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  5. Posts : 427
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
       #5

    Have you got a VPN to your office ?.
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  6. Posts : 2,573
    Win7 Ultimate X64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    I just have a few stand alone machines all connected to a wired switch along with NAS box
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  7. Posts : 427
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
       #7

    On the NAS - under Shared Folder Access Rights, Have you selected All Accounts or specific Users?.

    Did you give them full read / write access? or Read only?

    Have you tried creating a user on the nas, using the same logon details you have on your pc at home?
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  8. Posts : 427
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
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  9. Posts : 427
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
       #9

    Something so simple, but can cause all sorts of problems.

    Is the time and date on the D-Link correct? If it's different from your PC. that can cause issues
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  10. Posts : 427
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
       #10

    1 more thing i can think of:

    Have you set a workgroup name on the NAS? If so, All the computers have to match it.
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