hi,
I've had the tera-station (LS-WTGL/R1) for about a month now - so its very new and I configured it as per the directions - that is, gave it a hostname that was easy to remember (mystorage).
Everything was great - I was able to access it just by typing \\mystorage and even set up subfolders with the correct permissions/passwords, etc.
Just like that, without me changing any settings, the tera-station is no longer allowing me to access it via the hostname. i can still log into the configuration via its ipaddress, access it also through the ipaddress but not through the hostname.
the reason this becomes a real issue is that my pc is set to back up every night on the tera-station and it uses the hostname to access it - i can not configure the backup to access an ipaddress.
I am on a pc, using the wireless network and on a vista. I would really appreciate help on this issue as this was really the main reason for making the investment and purchasing such a storage.
thanks,
newbie
We recommend using the IP address to map a drive (my computer, tools, map network drive) type \\IP_OF_NAS\folder name.
Once this is mapped you can now use your back up software with the mapped IP.
You can also edit the host file to your computer.
my computer c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
open the file hosts with note pad then add
192.168.11.xx (IP of nas) -->tab<-- hostname
save the file then reboot your PC