Drive does not show up on network/as a shared drive

[areiser]

   

I am on a Mac with the latest os

I have a DriveStation Flexnet

It is plugged in via ethernet to the wireless router

If plugged in via USB it will mount and function properly

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks,

areiser

[PCPiranha]

Do you know the IP of the drivestation?  If not find it in your routers DHCP table.  Then you can connect to it by going to smb://IP.

[areiser]

   

Ok, I got past the first issue and now it is asking me for a username and password. I made sure the unit was set to factory settings. I tried the default admin/password. No luck.

 

This seems like a similar problem to this thread, which was not resolved...

 

http://forums.buffalotech.com/buffalo/board/message?board.id=0101&message.id=10680&query.id=23807#M10680

[areiser]

   ...oh, and I tried the 5-10 sec reset.

[PCPiranha]

The Flexnet shouldnt have a default username and password.  That problem is only with that particular unit as far as I know.

 

When is it giving you the prompt for username/password? If it's after you do Connect to server, smb://ip_address, then you can choose guest for the username and leave the password blank

Message Edited by PCPiranha on 06-08-2009 09:45 PM

Message Edited by PCPiranha on 06-08-2009 09:47 PM

[areiser]

   

Ok, so I found a thread about re-formatting to FAT. I used Apple Disk Utility to do this. I can now connect to the drive, however. It only shows up under the IP address name and provides a share folder. Everything seems to be locked down. I am not able to change the server name, or create new directories. I am signed in as the admin.

 

Thoughts?

[areiser]

   Problem after problem after problem... This thing is going back to the store!

[PCPiranha]

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