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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => D-Link Storage => DNS-323 => Topic started by: silentassassin888 on October 18, 2008, 06:54:54 AM
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Can anyone tell me how to enable the save password check box for the NAS it doesn't show up for the NAS. Running Win XP. I can save passwords for firewalled comps connecting with each other just not for the NAS. I've checked win site as well as a few others, can't get a solution that works. Security is not that important as it will be on a closed network but its nice if everyone gets on to their own partition. Using it more as a regulatory mechanism than security
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I don't quite understand your question. what is it that your are trying to do exactly?
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It is kind of a win problem but i don't get much help from there. The save password check box is missing on the sign-in box. I would like to automatically access the nas instead of having to type in my password every time i reboot. Any suggestions would be great.
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When you map the drive to your PC and enter the Username and Password its should save your information so you should be able to restart your PC then open the mapped volume again without being prompt to enter your Information again. The Windows map utility will have a box to reconnect at login. Is this not happening after you restart your PC?
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Everytime I restart, it says unable to reconnect network drive. If I click on the drive, it asks for a password.
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Are you running any anti-virus software?
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Only windows firewall, nothing else. The save password checkbox comes up fine when connecting between computers
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Not sure which O/S you're using. If it's Windows XP, check the Control Panel (User Accounts -> Manage Other Passwords, I believe) - remove the entries related to the DNS from your password "stores".
A few other things:
1) Did you setup users & groups in the DNS ?
2) You can eliminate some of the password prompts by making ALL your network devices member of the same workgroup
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Yes I am using users and groups set in the Network access rules. I think what you are referring to is a Windows option that is not used on NAS devices in this way. If you want to setup security please use the Network access option on the DNS-323. Are you using the DNS-323 in a domain network?
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I love how windows still only works half the time even though they're up to sp3. Finally got the thing to work. Just manually entered the info in User Accounts. Thanks much.
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Are you using the DNS-323 in a domain network?
What would you suggest to use:
Workgroup
or
Domain
(not just for this issue but overall for the DNS-323)
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Hi Sumdumphuc,
Ideally, you should change the 'workgroup' name to match the remainder of your network. For example, if all your Windows computers have their 'workgroup' names set to MYHOMENETWORK, then you should configure the DNS with the same 'workgroup' name. This way, the DNS will appear as a computer in your 'Network Neighborhood'.
If you are using your DNS in a Windows Active Directory environment, I would set the DNS 'workgroup' name to match the NetBIOS name that was assigned during the creation of the first Active Directory (A/D) Domain Controller Forest - not the Active Directory DynamicDNS name (DDNS). For example, if your A/D domain is DNS: corp.terraflora.com and the NetBIOS: TERRAFLORA, I would set the DNS 'workgroup' name to TERRAFLORA.
HTH,
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I actually kinda do that.
I have 2-3 different workgroups in one network. I have myself 3 pc's and a Toaster.
The rest of this house has another 5-6 pc's and also has a Toaster.
I have named each pc with a starting reference and the same with the workgroup.
EG:
PC1 = MOG-Work
PC2 = MOG-Lappy
PC3 = MOG-Gaming
DNS = MOG-Toaster
Workgroup = MOG-Exchange
Workgroup 2 has a different 3 letter reference EG: TOG-
But since silentassassin888 was asked "Are you using the DNS-323 in a domain network?" I thought I would ask which is best supported by the DNS, Domain or workgroup.
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This device Does not support Active directory as our DNS-343 does so I would recommend a Workgroup configuration.
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I'm still learning all this stuff and not sure if my way of thinking is right(more than likely its not).
Is it possible for D-link(firmware) or ourselves(software) to put in the DNS the controller to run domains? since it can run as a service this should be possible??? Wouldn't that make the DNS more secure and at the same time fix problems such as this threads?
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I certainly can request it to product management as an added feature from customers and if they approve it they may implement this feature in future firmware updates.
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Hi,
From your post, I'm understanding that you have two (2) 'workgroups' with multitudes of computers in them - your 'workgroups' are:
Workgroup 1 = MOG-Exchange
Workgroup 2 = TOG-Exchange
You'd have to provide a little more background as to why you've created two (2) 'workgroups'; that said, I'll assume it's because you wanted to keep various groups of computers isolated from each other.
Few networking pointers when it comes to 'workgroups':
1) Members of a 'workgroup' cannot see members of another 'workgroup' but can connect to each other using explicit mapping (ex: net use * \\xxxxx\yyy) or via TCP/IP (ex: \\###.###.###.###)
2) Members of a 'workgroup' cannot connect to members in another 'workgroup' if the other 'workgroup' is not on the same IP/Subnet (ex: 1: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, 2: yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy)
3) Members of a 'workgroup' cannot connect to members in another 'workgroup' if separated by a gateway unless a 'complex' routing device facilitates the interconnections.
4) Alternating the name of your DNS would cause connectivity issues as 'workgroup' devices (aka NetBIOS) traditionally broadcast over 255.255.255.255.
As for A/D integration; would be nice if the DNS-323 supported A/D integration as has been introduced in f/w 1.02 of the DNS-343. Not convinced though that it would address some of the DNS security exposures that have been posted of late.
Cheers,
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I've made my user name and pwd on the 323 the same as my PC & Laptop profile name and pwd (I use both a PC Win XP and a laptop Vista). Since making that change I'm no longer prompted for a password when connecting/browsing to the 323 from either machine. I got fed up with the authentication each time and figured I'd just try it and see what happens...it works! I put the 323 on the same workgroup, so all machines on my LAN are on a single workgroup.