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[aviation76]

Hello,

I recently purchased a NAS enclosure to use my WD IDE hard drive as a networked drive.  I configured the hard drive's jumper setting as single (no jumper).  I installed the hard drive in the enclosure and connected the Cat 5e cable to the back of the DIR-655 router.  When I tried mapping to the drive, I receive the error:

\\STORAGE-3B25 is not accessible.  You might not have permission to use this network resource.  Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions.  Network error (1208).

I suspect perhaps that I might need to change a setting on my router to allow me to access the NAS.  The NAS ip address is visible on the router's admin page and I am able to see it when searching for network drives in my laptop.  But I just somehow can't connect to it.  I am running Windows 7 Professional 32-bit.

Thanks in advance for your assistance!

[FurryNutz]

Some things to try:
Turn off ALL QoS (DIR only) GameFuel (DGL only and if ON.) options. Advanced/QoS or Gamefuel.
Turn off Advanced DNS Services if you have this option under Setup/Internet/Manual.
Turn on DNS Relay under Setup/Networking.
Setup DHCP reserved IP addresses for all devices on the router. Setup/Networking
Ensure devices are set to auto obtain an IP address.
Set Firewall settings to Endpoint Independent for TCP and UDP.

Is the sharing of the drive enabled on the NAS?
One thing I would recommend is the install a external network switch after the router and put the NAS and your PC connected to it. Helps in removing router management that can effect performance. You still get Internet and everything, the switch will ensure that your PC and NAS have direct connections when needed and performance will be good.

[nicknml]

What is the model of the NAS that you are using?

Did you also try to connect to is using the web interface?

[aviation76]

nickmnl:
I purchased an off-brand unit from an online retailer--http://www.amazon.com/Network-Storage-IDE-External-Enclosure/dp/B005HYY81G.  I have been unsuccesful in trying to use the web interface.  It's basically typing the IP address of the NAS in the IE address bar, correct?  If this is correct, then I have not had any luck with this.

FurryNutz:
I am still tinkering with the settings.  I hope to report my results tonight or in the near future.  Thanks for your feedback!

[FurryNutz]

Is the NAS IP address showing up on the routers status page/Lan Computers or on the Setup/Networking under Dynamic Clients?

[aviation76]

It shows in both places

[FurryNutz]

So HTTP://192.186.0.# (address of NAS) doesn't work in any browser?
How about Mapping a share to that address?

[aviation76]

No, it does not work in any browser or when mapping a share.  When I browse to it in IE, it just times out ("Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage").  When I map to it, I receive the message that I noted it in my initial post.

[FurryNutz]

And you can browse to the routers pages right?

Sounds like the NAS isn't working as expected.
Any 3rd party firewall programs running right now?

[aviation76]

Yes, I can browse to my router's page without any issues.  The only firewall I have running is Windows firewall.  I have turned it off when attempting to connect but to no avail.

Yeah, I'm leaning towards an issue with the NAS itself.  I may pick-up an external network switch but I am not sure if that will help.

[FurryNutz]

Ya, I would however first off I might try the NAS on a different network system if you have a friend or a neighbor around that you can take it to. Doe it connect via USB?
Are there data link activity lights on the LAN port in back of the NAS unit?

[aviation76]

Yes, it does connect to USB.  I have not linked it to my laptop yet...thought I would try to troubleshoot LAN connectivity first .  I did not see any data link activity lights on the LAN port.  If there are lights back there, they were not on or blinking.

[FurryNutz]

Oh.. usually there are 2, ones green and ones yellow. If there not light up. Take a look and see if you see these colored LEDs back there. Might try to swap LAN cables too.

[aviation76]

Aha!  I switched out network cables and then connected it to a different port on the router.  Now I can browse to the NAS drive's admin page.  However, I am still not able to map to the drive.  When I attempt to connect via the browse function, I receive "a remote procedure call (RPC) protocol error occurred" message.  Any thoughts what may cause this?

BTW, thanks for helping me troubleshoot tonight:)

[FurryNutz]

Any of this might be of help?
http://windows7forums.com/windows-7-networking/33978-lan-wlan-sharing-problems.html

also

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/177446