Need to setup a HOSTNAME on Linkstation Duo - LS-WX2.0TL/R1

[SimpleNASUser]

   

I just purchased (and received) a couple weeks ago ... a Limitation Duo 2 TB - model # LS-WX2.0TL/R1.

 

I have it running fine, installed all the updated SW, etc... and I am running the latest firmware (1.24) and the latest NASNavigator (2.24), but it is connected using a static IP address I setup on my router ( \\192.168.0.200\share), but what I want to do is set up the URL so it uses a HOSTNAME as the computer name (\\computer name\folder path) instead of the IP. ( \\lsw\share ). 

 

... I named the Linkstation to just  "lsw" (no quotes) and it shows up that way in my Dlink Dual Extreme-N router. but I cannot get the Windows XP Pro (SP3) to acknowledge it. I know I could put in a local HOSTS entry on the PC - but I would rather not do that - because I want to use this name on other PCs on my home network. 

 

I have also tried setting up an external DNS (dyndns.com) entry ... and while that works with my Internet browser - it does not work with a mapped drive (SMB).

 

Oh this is a home DSL network with a DHCP connection - so I do not have the DNS servers on my side of the network (they are the IP providers).

 

I am very technical and I know this seems simple - but I am drawing a blank on the solution. Any help would be appreciated.

[Jotin]

Windows can tend to be very picky when it comes to connecting via ip address or host name. For random reasons a host name will not work but the IP address will. The only way to connect via hostname would be through either the map drive utility using \\thehostname\thefolder  . Or you could go through run and type \\thehostname then right click the folder you want and click map network drive. The same thing with the IP address. 

[SimpleNASUser]

   

I think you misunderstand where my issue is... it is not with windows... it is getting the NAS Linkstation Duo to register a hostname... so I can use it on Windows.

I know it is just not a windows issue because I have a non-windows device that will not accept IP addresses only hostnames and it cannot locate the Linkstation drive... So my question is how to I set the Hostname on the linkstation drive. The Device Name does not seem to do that for me.

[JoshC]

What firmware version do you have on the unit?   The Linkstation name is the hostname for the unit.

 

 

 

[SimpleNASUser]

   

thanks for the reply, as I had origionally stated... I am running the latest firmware (1.24)

And I set the linkstation drivename to "lsw" but it appears not to have taken. I have changed it to severl things including: "mydrive" "NASDrive" "ThisDrive1" and a few more ... none of them appears to "distribute" the name to the network - so it can be used as a HostName.

I agree it should be simple as setting the linkstation name - but that is not working for me and I cannot figure out why.

[davo]

   

Correct me if im wrong.. your saying you can access the LS on the IP but not the hostname? If this is correct the it is a DNS issue on your local network, cant be anything else.

[Thaitawat]

   

I had this problem before.
Solution.
Settings DNS on the network client  (including Buffalo NAS) to use the Router's IP.
Do not use external DNS.