Mapping a external network disk

[dabedoo]

I hooked a network disk to my router but cant get permission to
access the content of it on my computer.

The disk shows up in network but got a this error each time I try
to open it.

I searched the forum for answers but didn't manage to find a good one.

 

[SquonkSC]

I hooked a network disk to my router but cant get permission to
access the content of it on my computer.

The disk shows up in network but got a this error each time I try
to open it.

I searched the forum for answers but didn't manage to find a good one.

Hi and welcome,

First a question.

I assume you have a username and password on the disk?

 

[aem]

You may need to create a share for this disk. Can you ping the disk? How did the disk get connected to the router, wirelessly or wired? Does the disk come with any software utilties?

 

[zigzag3143]

I hooked a network disk to my router but cant get permission to
access the content of it on my computer.

The disk shows up in network but got a this error each time I try
to open it.

I searched the forum for answers but didn't manage to find a good one.

Its saying path not found. Try static IP.

 

[dabedoo]

The disk is wired to router and has an ip 192.168.2.9
It has a admin/admin login/password.

The disk is formated in fat32 but cant be formated in ntfs coz the software
doesn't allow it.

I managed to mount the disk with the software but transfert rate is very slow. It feels like I'm connected wirelessly on it.

Is there another way to format it into ntfs coz disk manager doesn't even
show it ?

Could the fat32 issue be a problem with win7 ?

 

[bobtran]

The disk is wired to router and has an ip 192.168.2.9
It has a admin/admin login/password.

The disk is formated in fat32 but cant be formated in ntfs coz the software
doesn't allow it.

I managed to mount the disk with the software but transfert rate is very slow. It feels like I'm connected wirelessly on it.

Is there another way to format it into ntfs coz disk manager doesn't even
show it ?

Could the fat32 issue be a problem with win7 ?

Connect the drive directly to your pc and use the command line format while pointing to the drive.

Open command prompt (run as admin) type "format /?" to get the detailed info on formatting using the command line. I used this process to format a usb flashdrive that would not allow NTFS in the software. Worked for me.
Good luck, let us know how it goes for you.

 

[aem]

Why not connect the disk directly to your pc and format it with NTFS? I still think you might need to create a share and give it the right permission in order to connect to it.

As for the connection speed, this is the property of the disk. Being a disk with external power supply i would think it'll be faster than a USB only disk.

 

[ccatlett1984]

Why not connect the disk directly to your pc and format it with NTFS? I still think you might need to create a share and give it the right permission in order to connect to it.

As for the connection speed, this is the property of the disk. Being a disk with external power supply i would think it'll be faster than a USB only disk.

Its hooked up to a soho router, most can't understand the NTFS formatting. By using FAT32 you dont have to worry about permission issues on the drive. Having a external power supply doesnt make it any faster, that is solely dependent on the spindle speed of the hard drive and amount of cache it has.

 

[aem]

I'm of the opinion that if the 'USB' external hdd which draws power independently is one which operates more efficiently than one which uses the same cable connecting to the pc for power and uses it also for read/write operations. This is not strickly speaking ofcourse but like you said, depends on the hdd as well.

 

[SquonkSC]

I'm of the opinion that if the 'USB' external hdd which draws power independently is one which operates more efficiently than one which uses the same cable connecting to the pc for power and uses it also for read/write operations. This is not strickly speaking ofcourse but like you said, depends on the hdd as well.

If the drive is capable of drawing power form usb (2,5" disk),
it doesn't matter if it get's it's power from USB or a seperate adapter.

If the drive gets even a tiny bit underpowered it will not perform less,
it will fail.

(With more items hooked to USB it might get underpowered.)

Greetings

 

[aem]

It will not fail (not always), rather freezes until power can be attained. When and it if freeze, the connection can be said to be either slow or dropped.

 

[SquonkSC]

It will not fail (not always), rather freezes until power can be attained. When and it if freeze, the connection can be said to be either slow or dropped.

I had it happening on a few occasions.
Copied data was partly corrupted, and partly not copied at all.
I would call that failure, not freezing or slow.

 

[ccatlett1984]

I'm of the opinion that if the 'USB' external hdd which draws power independently is one which operates more efficiently than one which uses the same cable connecting to the pc for power and uses it also for read/write operations. This is not strickly speaking ofcourse but like you said, depends on the hdd as well.

If the drive is capable of drawing power form usb (2,5" disk),
it doesn't matter if it get's it's power from USB or a seperate adapter.

If the drive gets even a tiny bit underpowered it will not perform less,
it will fail.

(With more items hooked to USB it might get underpowered.)

Greetings

The quickest way to see if this is the issue, is to plug the drive into a Powered USB hub, then plug that into the router.

 

[Kdoje]

Try this!!!

Create a new shortcut on desktop
Whent asked for location of item, type following:

\\name of network drive\name of shared folder /USER:username,password


If you didnt set a password the just type the username without the
comma.

Let me know if it worked for you