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Title: Flexnet Drive Not Displaying Filename From Command Prompt
Post by: zgreatwhite on July 30, 2011, 05:41:55 PM

Model#: HD-CE1.0TLU2-US

Model Name:          HD-CELU2
Firmware Version:    BUF-CELU2-1.4T3 LOADER 3.5 W1.7
Operating System:    Windows 7 SP1
Connected To Network Router: Linksys Wireless G- WRT54GS
Format: FAT32(Corrected 7/28. Originally NFTS)

I am having issues utilizing a variety of search utilities to find files on this network drive.

In trying to discover the reason for this I find the following anamoly:

Results of DIR Command in root drive of HD-CELU2:

   A:\>dir /s
    Volume in drive A is SHARE

    Directory of A:\

   01/01/2008 01:01 AM    <DIR>
   01/01/2008 01:01 AM    <DIR>
               0 File(s)              0 bytes
               2 Dir(s) 495,430,467,584 bytes free

This is an odd result because there are dozens of directories in A:\.

If I go to a directory in A: and perform a DIR, I get the same result:

   A:\l_Dad\auto>dir
    Volume in drive A is SHARE

    Directory of A:\l_Dad\auto

   09/13/2010 09:14 PM    <DIR>
   09/13/2010 09:14 PM    <DIR>
               0 File(s)              0 bytes
               2 Dir(s) 495,430,467,584 bytes free

Using Explorer, I do see all folders and files as expected.

Is there a way to get the command prompt to respond properly?

Title: Re: Flexnet Drive Not Displaying Filename From Command Prompt
Post by: CapnSmith on July 31, 2011, 11:06:16 AM

How are you accessing the the Drivestation?

Is it in USB mode or NAS mode?

Title: Re: Flexnet Drive Not Displaying Filename From Command Prompt
Post by: zgreatwhite on August 01, 2011, 11:26:19 PM

Thank you for asking.

>How are you accessing the the Drivestation?

The Flexnet drive is wired to a Linksys wireless router via an ethernet cable. All PC's connect to the drive via wireless.

>Is it in USB mode or NAS mode?

LAN= NAS mode

Title: Re: Flexnet Drive Not Displaying Filename From Command Prompt
Post by: BP on December 04, 2013, 01:05:20 PM

I had the same problem; the DIR command in a Windows 7 command prompt window doesn't work properly; however, DIR with the /X switch does. Go figure.

Also, after mounting the share on a Windows 2000 machine and checking the DIR command, it works properly, but again, with Windows 7 it does not. So there is a fundamental difference between the two OS and the DIR command. BTW I have the HD-CELU2_1.4.7 (latest as of 04-Dec-2013) firmware installed.

So Buffalo techies have not updated the firmware to handle this, it would appear.

The on-call Buffalo tech support recommended that I format the drive in NTFS using the USB connection from the PC. However, I was then unable to map any LAN share on the Buffalo drive to a drive letter. I formatted the drive from a browser window (the partition type doesn't show up anywhere using the browser-based format window), but back in a USB connected environment I checked and it was fat32; so don't format your drive with NTFS unless you are going to use it EXCLUSIVELY as a USB connected drive.

Good luck, this was a 4 hours sojourn that I hadn't planned on. Hope this helps someone.

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