Lost Share on LinkStation Pro LS-500GL

[rigg4d]

   

Hi,

 

My LinkStation Pro has lost it's share. I can still access the info folder but not the share one through windows explorer or other methods (straight IP address). Furthermore, I can't remember the password I set on it so I guess I'll have to reset it for 10 seconds to be able to have access to the web interface. I've read a lot of info about installing the latest firmware but I just want to make sure that resetting it for 10 seconds and installing the latest firmware won't lose all my data.

 

Thanks for your help!

 

Nicolas 

 

 

[Paul]

You wont lose your data however before installing the firmware I would try to add the name of the same share.  Or try to FTP into the box to recover the data before the firmware install.

 

 

 

[rigg4d]

   

Hi Paul,

 

Thanks for the info! I've got a few more questions:

 

Just to make sure: resetting the LinkStation to default settings is not supposed to erase my data either, right?

 

How could I try to add the name of the same Share on my LinkStation?

 

How do I ftp into the LinkStation? I just assign it a static IP address by the web interface (192.168.1.101 for example) and ftp -i 192.168.1.101 then cd to access a folder /share?

 

When I install the new firmware, what is the recommended procedure? Straight connection from a computer or through my Linksys router?

 

Thanks again for any help!

 

Nicolas

[rigg4d]

   

Paul,

 

I've read more post on the forums and finally decided to go forward.

 

My first problem seems that I lost my password. According to some other posts, I just need to reset it for a 5-10 seconds while it's on (until I hear it beeping) to go back to the default "admin" and "password" combo. So I resetted it a few times but I could still not login with the "admin" and "password". I don't remember locking it in the prefs

 

According to other posts, I also thought it could be resetted by upgrading the firmware so I lauched the LSUpdater.exe and it succeded to v1.15. I was expecting to see my "Share" re-appear and "admin"/"password" start working again but it didn't. Is there any other way to reset it?

 

What can I do now to revert my Linkstation LS-500GL Version1 back to default settings and recuperate my lost "Share" folder?

 

Thanks for any help.

 

Nicolas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[wjevans69]

   

Hi, I am in a similar situation. I do not know the current admin password for the LS500GL and need to get into it to setup some new user configuration. Please help me recover or reset the password so I can accomplish this task.

 

Thank you in advance.

[Dustrega]

Try holding down the reset button on the back of the unit while it is powered on for 15 seconds