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#21
Storage / Re: Bufallo LS210 on Netgear O...
Last post by ChuckTin - September 06, 2026, 11:35:43 AMI can't attach an image directly?
#22
Storage / Re: Bufallo LS210 on Netgear O...
Last post by ChuckTin - September 06, 2026, 11:31:23 AMThanks for the reply,
I rest the Admin Password, as that's the usual procedure for access to any network location
As to the Reset - there's mothing I have stored on the Linkstation of major importance.
I did the one transfer just to see - would it really work and how fast the transfer was.
So a full factory reset, and yes I reset the Admin ID.
My File Explorer windows contain (icon) "share (10,168,168,nnn (LinkStation)" and when I select that get
a Open Folder error,
Ill try to attach an image.
I rest the Admin Password, as that's the usual procedure for access to any network location
As to the Reset - there's mothing I have stored on the Linkstation of major importance.
I did the one transfer just to see - would it really work and how fast the transfer was.
So a full factory reset, and yes I reset the Admin ID.
My File Explorer windows contain (icon) "share (10,168,168,nnn (LinkStation)" and when I select that get
a Open Folder error,
Ill try to attach an image.
#23
Storage / Re: Bufallo LS210 on Netgear O...
Last post by Kane88 - September 05, 2026, 10:35:46 AMSure thing. No worries Chuck.
I have also created a Desktop Shortcut labeled "LS210DE01", is that the name?
Yes, correct. If NAS Navigator is showing LS210DE01, then that is the hostname for your linkstation
IF you have the admin password, then I don't think you need to reset the LS 210 to factory defaults (at least- not yet anyway). But you are going to have to check some things on the admin console.
If you do a reset, you might reset the whole unit (and I don't know if you have a backup of your data, etc). And so I wouldn't do that just yet. A reset can wipe out everything on the unit, including your files. So you want to be sure, they are backed up first.
Are you able to go to the admin page via the Linkstation IP address in a web browser? Or you can try https://LS210DE01 which should work if that is the right hostname for your linkstation.
The username is admin, and the password- you should have it. if you don't then yeah we have to do a reset. You'll have to look at the manual for resetting it without wiping your data. There's a way to do a full FACTORY RESET which wipes the data, and there is another way to reset it for just the admin login and such, and that is the one you would need.
So try to login first, and see what happens.
Once you login, check that you have the right share name, username, password, and the correct permissions for the share.
after you do that, you were close on the command.
Try this:
maybe this format makes a bit more sense?
net use X: \\LS-Host-Name-Here\Share-Name-Here /user:LS-Host-Name-Here\LS-User-Name-Here (password)
so for you it is probably
net use X: \\LS210DE01\Chuck /user:LS210DE01\1002 (password)
The username might be the problem too. You have the number. You need the actual- username. What is it? Did you make a user called Chuck?
If so then it should be
net use X: \\LS210DE01\Chuck /user:LS210DE01\Chuck (password)
Or if the user name is Charles then it would be
net use X: \\LS210DE01\Chuck /user:LS210DE01\Charles (password)
or for admin
net use X: \\LS210DE01\Chuck /user:LS210DE01\admin (password)
you need to login to the console web browser page, and see what you picked for a username.
And just ignore the user number 1002. The linkstation assigns numbers to users, but that's only for internal to the unit, not needed for the file share mapping.
Reply with any errors or messages.
I have also created a Desktop Shortcut labeled "LS210DE01", is that the name?
Yes, correct. If NAS Navigator is showing LS210DE01, then that is the hostname for your linkstation
IF you have the admin password, then I don't think you need to reset the LS 210 to factory defaults (at least- not yet anyway). But you are going to have to check some things on the admin console.
If you do a reset, you might reset the whole unit (and I don't know if you have a backup of your data, etc). And so I wouldn't do that just yet. A reset can wipe out everything on the unit, including your files. So you want to be sure, they are backed up first.
Are you able to go to the admin page via the Linkstation IP address in a web browser? Or you can try https://LS210DE01 which should work if that is the right hostname for your linkstation.
The username is admin, and the password- you should have it. if you don't then yeah we have to do a reset. You'll have to look at the manual for resetting it without wiping your data. There's a way to do a full FACTORY RESET which wipes the data, and there is another way to reset it for just the admin login and such, and that is the one you would need.
So try to login first, and see what happens.
Once you login, check that you have the right share name, username, password, and the correct permissions for the share.
after you do that, you were close on the command.
Try this:
maybe this format makes a bit more sense?
net use X: \\LS-Host-Name-Here\Share-Name-Here /user:LS-Host-Name-Here\LS-User-Name-Here (password)
so for you it is probably
net use X: \\LS210DE01\Chuck /user:LS210DE01\1002 (password)
The username might be the problem too. You have the number. You need the actual- username. What is it? Did you make a user called Chuck?
If so then it should be
net use X: \\LS210DE01\Chuck /user:LS210DE01\Chuck (password)
Or if the user name is Charles then it would be
net use X: \\LS210DE01\Chuck /user:LS210DE01\Charles (password)
or for admin
net use X: \\LS210DE01\Chuck /user:LS210DE01\admin (password)
you need to login to the console web browser page, and see what you picked for a username.
And just ignore the user number 1002. The linkstation assigns numbers to users, but that's only for internal to the unit, not needed for the file share mapping.
Reply with any errors or messages.
#24
Storage / Re: How long for rescanning/re...
Last post by Kane88 - September 05, 2026, 10:14:41 AMHow cool- it lives again. I have no idea what you did. I would have thought doing that would have reflashed the firmware? (Sounds like it did not) Or maybe you forced reset something? No idea.
I never could get DLNA to work between an LS220 and a Vizio TV long ago, so I gave up on it and moved to a media PC. My TV would find the DLNA server, but nothing was playable. Buffalo didn't have have MKV file support for it back then (and probably still don't? no idea.)
Can you explain what you did to set it up, and how you are playing media files from these LS-WXL units? Maybe it is certain file types you are using are why it actually works. hmmmm. I couldn't get it to play or view MKV, MP4, MP3 music or JPG/GIF pictures at all.
The LS-WXL is one model newer than the one I had problems with- which was a LS-WL. I thought you had this older model. The admin page with that LS-WL would definitely time out during raid checks and disk checks, and you could not login again until the process finished. And it was painfully slow copying to it at about 10MB/sec. I haven't messed with Linkstations much in a few years.
You never mentioned how big the disks were- 1tb?
I'd guess a 1tb drive should check within a few days. A PC should be able to check those disks within a couple of hours anyway.
Maybe it got hung up due to bad blocks or something else. If any of your media files don't play, or the LS-WXL starts freaking out later, then I would say it is a bad blocks problem for sure.
If it was me, at some point I would use something like Hard Disk Sentinel on windows, and do a full read disk surface scan to be sure there are no bad blocks. Older disks do get bit rot over time. Buffalo doesn't really have any good utilities to check for that. So if you have problems, that's probably next on the list to check...
I never could get DLNA to work between an LS220 and a Vizio TV long ago, so I gave up on it and moved to a media PC. My TV would find the DLNA server, but nothing was playable. Buffalo didn't have have MKV file support for it back then (and probably still don't? no idea.)
Can you explain what you did to set it up, and how you are playing media files from these LS-WXL units? Maybe it is certain file types you are using are why it actually works. hmmmm. I couldn't get it to play or view MKV, MP4, MP3 music or JPG/GIF pictures at all.
The LS-WXL is one model newer than the one I had problems with- which was a LS-WL. I thought you had this older model. The admin page with that LS-WL would definitely time out during raid checks and disk checks, and you could not login again until the process finished. And it was painfully slow copying to it at about 10MB/sec. I haven't messed with Linkstations much in a few years.
You never mentioned how big the disks were- 1tb?
I'd guess a 1tb drive should check within a few days. A PC should be able to check those disks within a couple of hours anyway.
Maybe it got hung up due to bad blocks or something else. If any of your media files don't play, or the LS-WXL starts freaking out later, then I would say it is a bad blocks problem for sure.
If it was me, at some point I would use something like Hard Disk Sentinel on windows, and do a full read disk surface scan to be sure there are no bad blocks. Older disks do get bit rot over time. Buffalo doesn't really have any good utilities to check for that. So if you have problems, that's probably next on the list to check...
#25
Storage / Re: Bufallo LS210 on Netgear O...
Last post by ChuckTin - September 05, 2026, 09:50:29 AMCMD, then
"net use X: \\LS210DE01\Chuck /user:LS210D-01\1002 (password) net use X: \\LS210DE01\Chuck /user:LS210D-01\1002 (password)
Returns:
The syntax of this command is:
NET USE
[devicename | *] [\\computername\sharename[\volume] [password | *]]
[/USER:[domainname\]username]
[/USER:[dotted domain name\]username]
[/USER:[username@dotted domain name]
[/SMARTCARD]
[/SAVECRED]
[/REQUIREINTEGRITY]
[/REQUIREPRIVACY]
[/WRITETHROUGH]
[[/DELETE] | [/PERSISTENT:{YES | NO}]]
NET USE {devicename | *} [password | *] /HOME
NET USE [/PERSISTENT:{YES | NO}]
cvt
"net use X: \\LS210DE01\Chuck /user:LS210D-01\1002 (password) net use X: \\LS210DE01\Chuck /user:LS210D-01\1002 (password)
Returns:
The syntax of this command is:
NET USE
[devicename | *] [\\computername\sharename[\volume] [password | *]]
[/USER:[domainname\]username]
[/USER:[dotted domain name\]username]
[/USER:[username@dotted domain name]
[/SMARTCARD]
[/SAVECRED]
[/REQUIREINTEGRITY]
[/REQUIREPRIVACY]
[/WRITETHROUGH]
[[/DELETE] | [/PERSISTENT:{YES | NO}]]
NET USE {devicename | *} [password | *] /HOME
NET USE [/PERSISTENT:{YES | NO}]
cvt
#26
Storage / Re: Bufallo LS210 on Netgear O...
Last post by ChuckTin - September 05, 2026, 09:33:52 AM07-09
Thanks for replying!
Am a complete dewfuss at network setups and terms.
SMB is turned on
I'm operating off an Win_10 Desktop
Navigator is installed
and gives me access to the LS210, the only NAS on the my home network
If I right click the icon labeled "LS210DE01" I get a dropdown menu and under Properties I can see the IP Address
I have also created a Desktop Shortcut labeled "LS210DE01", is that the name?
Are you advising to do this in lieu of a reset of the LS 210 to the factory defaults?
TIA
CVT
Thanks for replying!
Am a complete dewfuss at network setups and terms.
SMB is turned on
I'm operating off an Win_10 Desktop
Navigator is installed
and gives me access to the LS210, the only NAS on the my home network
If I right click the icon labeled "LS210DE01" I get a dropdown menu and under Properties I can see the IP Address
I have also created a Desktop Shortcut labeled "LS210DE01", is that the name?
Are you advising to do this in lieu of a reset of the LS 210 to the factory defaults?
TIA
CVT
#27
Storage / Re: How long for rescanning/re...
Last post by doobre - September 05, 2026, 07:00:56 AMHahaha Buffalo LS-WXL rides again..
Hope I'm not speaking too soon, but after another couple of days waiting I powered off. All power, removed the power jack, not just switched off. Connected the power while holding the function button in, the nas started blue fast flashing, I waited till the drives started to spin, then released the func button and pressed it in again.
After a few seconds the orange led flashed a couple of times and then the blue stopped flashing, just stayed on steady.
Everything is as it was before, yeeharrr.
cheers CD
Hope I'm not speaking too soon, but after another couple of days waiting I powered off. All power, removed the power jack, not just switched off. Connected the power while holding the function button in, the nas started blue fast flashing, I waited till the drives started to spin, then released the func button and pressed it in again.
After a few seconds the orange led flashed a couple of times and then the blue stopped flashing, just stayed on steady.
Everything is as it was before, yeeharrr.
cheers CD
#28
Storage / Re: How long for rescanning/re...
Last post by doobre - September 04, 2026, 01:13:39 AMHi there and thanks for your reply..
I am aware of the problems with these and SMB v1, but I have no important stuff on them (I have three from wayback (like 2010 or so) purely just for the media library.
As mentioned I have posted earlier when another one decided to stop enabling the media server extension, (which I now don't use anyway).
I am pretty sure that a power off and reinitialisation will be the fix, just wondering how long to wait > anyone know what is the Guinness Book Of Records, 'record' for Raid scanning?
cheers CD
BTW - if anyone is facing the SMB v1 issue, it is pretty easy to setup these LS-WXL to SMB v2 > but for me the OPPO BD players only like SMB v1, so that's that.
I am aware of the problems with these and SMB v1, but I have no important stuff on them (I have three from wayback (like 2010 or so) purely just for the media library.
As mentioned I have posted earlier when another one decided to stop enabling the media server extension, (which I now don't use anyway).
I am pretty sure that a power off and reinitialisation will be the fix, just wondering how long to wait > anyone know what is the Guinness Book Of Records, 'record' for Raid scanning?
cheers CD
BTW - if anyone is facing the SMB v1 issue, it is pretty easy to setup these LS-WXL to SMB v2 > but for me the OPPO BD players only like SMB v1, so that's that.
#29
Storage / Re: How long for rescanning/re...
Last post by Kane88 - September 03, 2026, 06:40:31 AMThese LS-WXL models are super slow and they are over 10 years old and don't support SMB 2.x I am pretty sure. SMB 1.x has security flaws in it. The last one I had I ran in JBOD mode, because running RAID on that is just too slow. As you see, 9 days for it to check the raid and still going.
What size disks are you using? You're probably going to need to wait another week or two at least.
If you have the data backed up, I would drop back and punt, and just reset it to factory defaults, then put it in JBOD mode so you do not have this scanning problem.
What happened? Are there any other errors about the disks? Did one fail?
It's hard to get SMART data for these older units, I don't think it supports SMART data, whereas the newer units do.
My advice would be to move into a Terastation 3400 or higher, as those support SMB 2.x and are much faster. You can find a used 4 bay unit on ebay for about 100 or less on a good day. And Buffalo can sell you caddies for the units, if necessary.
Even with Terastations, parity checking any RAID 1 array is going to take a long time. That's just how these raid checks go. It is best to have good offline backups, and backup often to avoid this problem.
What size disks are you using? You're probably going to need to wait another week or two at least.
If you have the data backed up, I would drop back and punt, and just reset it to factory defaults, then put it in JBOD mode so you do not have this scanning problem.
What happened? Are there any other errors about the disks? Did one fail?
It's hard to get SMART data for these older units, I don't think it supports SMART data, whereas the newer units do.
My advice would be to move into a Terastation 3400 or higher, as those support SMB 2.x and are much faster. You can find a used 4 bay unit on ebay for about 100 or less on a good day. And Buffalo can sell you caddies for the units, if necessary.
Even with Terastations, parity checking any RAID 1 array is going to take a long time. That's just how these raid checks go. It is best to have good offline backups, and backup often to avoid this problem.
#30
Storage / Re: Bufallo LS210 on Netgear O...
Last post by Kane88 - September 03, 2026, 06:34:55 AMI don't think this is a password issue.
You cannot map to the network drive by IP address. You must map it by hostname.
That said, you need to install NAS Navigator to find the hostname for your LS210. Or, you need to login to your Orbi router and go to wherever the connected devices list is, and find the name of your LS210 that way. NAS Navigator is a better bet overall.
As I noted in another post for how to map the drive:
Start with this:
1. Make sure SMB 2.0 is turned on for the LS210. Windows 11 needs it to communicate with the Linkstation 210
2. How are you mapping the drive? Are you using the windows 'map network drive' icon from File Explorer? If so, right click the mapped share and disconnect it.
or delete the previous share via command prompt:
net use X: /delete where X: is the drive you mapped the linkstation to.
3. Try the command net use command from a command prompt window and see what happens.
net use X: \\LS210D-hostname-here\Linkstation-Share-here /user:LS210D-hostname-here\username password
ex: net use X: \\LS210D-01\ShareFolder1 /user:LS210D-01\MyUserName MyPassword
what is the error message you get, if any?
always use the hostname\user format so that the map is using the account that is on the linkstation. otherwise you may have problems.
I don't map with windows explorer and I have never had problems mapping a LinkStation using the net use command. try it and let us know the error- if there is one.
You cannot map to the network drive by IP address. You must map it by hostname.
That said, you need to install NAS Navigator to find the hostname for your LS210. Or, you need to login to your Orbi router and go to wherever the connected devices list is, and find the name of your LS210 that way. NAS Navigator is a better bet overall.
As I noted in another post for how to map the drive:
Start with this:
1. Make sure SMB 2.0 is turned on for the LS210. Windows 11 needs it to communicate with the Linkstation 210
2. How are you mapping the drive? Are you using the windows 'map network drive' icon from File Explorer? If so, right click the mapped share and disconnect it.
or delete the previous share via command prompt:
net use X: /delete where X: is the drive you mapped the linkstation to.
3. Try the command net use command from a command prompt window and see what happens.
net use X: \\LS210D-hostname-here\Linkstation-Share-here /user:LS210D-hostname-here\username password
ex: net use X: \\LS210D-01\ShareFolder1 /user:LS210D-01\MyUserName MyPassword
what is the error message you get, if any?
always use the hostname\user format so that the map is using the account that is on the linkstation. otherwise you may have problems.
I don't map with windows explorer and I have never had problems mapping a LinkStation using the net use command. try it and let us know the error- if there is one.