...sadly, neither option worked.
* disabled windows firewall and mcafee virus scan. launch NAS navigator -> view shares -> "network routing can't be found"
* safe mode -> NAS navigator -> view shares -> "network routing can't be found"
i'm at a loss.
i hooked the LS to another computer - a laptop running XP from a different network that has had a different LS model running perfectly - and it was fully recognized using navigator 2.11. i updated the firmware to 3.08 and then reconnected the LS to my vista machine. even in safe mode with networking, attempts to browse shares turns up the error "default share not found."
this is very unfortunate. i had reasonable hopes for this product but i appear to be getting stonewalled by vista.
Can't connect at all with Vista
Causes: Vista defaults to only send the more secure NTLMv2 protocol, which these NAS devices / Samba do not support.
Fixes: Go to Start -> Run -> "secpol.msc". Then goto Local Policies -> Security Options. Find "Network Security: LANManager authentication level". Change the setting from "Send NTLMv2response only" to "Send LM & NTLM - use NTLMv2 session security ifnegotiated". Save the setting and then reboot the computer.
Note: Buffalo has a download that does the same thing,but it involves messing with the registry by incorporating a ".reg"file. It is much better (and probably easier) to just use the abovesteps.
New Note: Seems some copies of Vista do not have"secpol.msc", probably the Home versions(Home Basic and Home Premium).These users will either need to use the download from Buffalo or go into their Registry editor.
Causes: Possibly due to cached passwords or different password/name resolution in Vista.
Fixes: Try connecting to "\\IPAddress" instead of"\\NASName". Also, try using "WorkgroupName\UserName","\\NASName\UserName", or "\\NASIPAddress\UserName".
Fixes: Try going into the command prompt and entering(without quotes) "NET USE \\[IP or NetBIOS name of NAS]\[folder that isbeing restricted] /d" and then try logging into the share again.
Causes: Some versions of Memeo do not work correctly in Vista.
Fixes: Have the customer download the following versionNotice .info domain: http://www.memeo.info/download/memeo/BT/Memeo.exe
Causes: Client for Microsoft Networks is installed but is not configured by default.
Fixes: Go to Control Panel->Network andInternet->Network and Sharing Center. Once Network and SharingCenter opens click on the 'Manage Network Connections' in the left handside of the 'Network and Sharing Center' window. Right-click on theadapter being used and choose Properties. Go to the Properties ofClient for Microsoft Networks and set the Name Service Provider toWindows Locator. It defaults to nothing in Vista, meaning no local nameresolution...
i just called tech support and talked to colin fir about 45 minutes regarding this issue and... we solved it.
simple solution: after cmd -> "net view \\ipaddress" returned an error stating that the workstation was not started, colin had me check services.msc and found out that "workstation" is a windows service. in my case, it was disabled. once enabled/started, i was able to view shares!
thanks colin!