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Title: Connection help
Post by: Memnon on December 06, 2021, 08:03:56 AM
I use my DNS-323 mainly for the backup of my PC.  (W10 )
No changes to connection (via ethernet  hub)

Typical that when I go to connect, it does not connect by clicking on the drive .... I then insert CD and run 'Easy Connect' utility, it then remaps the Drives and all fine.
Today though, Easy Connect found the DNS-323 - co issues with that... but when I select it and then try to connect to either volume ....assigning available drive letter, I get "Failed to Map Drive"

Does anybody any tips suggestions on how to recover ?

I have tried rebooting ... same thing, power on, is discovered, LAN settings populated, but when I try to Carry Out Drive Mapping get the same error.
Connection is set for DHCP and Auto link speed.
Title: Re: Connection help
Post by: Memnon on December 12, 2021, 10:00:17 AM
Anybody able to help on this ?

I did some Googling and one common thread was to enable SMB 1.0   ... this was off, now enabled, but still unable to MAP drive
Title: Re: Connection help
Post by: FurryNutz on December 17, 2021, 08:08:31 PM
How are you trying to map drive in Windows. Should be //volume_# <# being the number of the drive your trying to access. //volume_1 or 2 should work.
Title: Re: Connection help
Post by: Memnon on December 18, 2021, 04:09:15 AM
I was using the D-Link supplied 'Easy Search Facility'   as per CD-ROM provided with the DNS-323
It no longer works on W10 ......

Since asking the question  ... I found a 2-fold approach required, due to W10 now disabling SMB1.0 protocol support.

Go to    Windows+R    Optionalfeatures
Enable SMB1.0
Restart PC

From Command screen manually map drive
Net use Y: \\MachineName\ShareName

in my case syntax was   >Y:\\DLINK-EAB58D\Volume_1

Did this for each volume this then worked.
After use, I disabled SMB1.0  due to Microsoft advice on security vulnerability.


Title: Re: Connection help
Post by: FurryNutz on December 19, 2021, 10:34:13 AM
Ya the software is no longer compatible. Just use the DNS web page to access it's in formation. Though you may need to keep IE11 or a old version of FireFox browser around. Some newer versions of browser may not work on the DNS web page as time goes on.