Flexnet Drive Not Displaying Filename From Command Prompt

[zgreatwhite]

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?



[CapnSmith]

How are you accessing the the Drivestation?

 

Is it in USB mode or NAS mode?

[zgreatwhite]

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

[BP]

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.