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PC 1- running win xp sp2
PC 2-running win xp sp2
Dell laptop- running win xp sp2
HP laptop- running win vista home premium- network discovery is on and so is password protected sharing in the network settings.
ADS tech nas drive kit- uses some version of samba. I have it set on static ip.
Netgear router with DHCP enabled
I currently have 2 pcs and 2 laptops running on my network. I just added the ads tech Nas drive kit to my network. The two pcs have the drive mapped and see the nas drive just fine. The dell laptop sees the Nas drive just fine.
However, the HP laptop with vista will not see the drive unless one of the other computers in the network is on. When only the HP is on it cannot see the drive in network properties to copy files to it. I can however stream music off the nas drive through media center on the hp laptop. I just cant see it to copy files over to it through the network properties. Once I turn on any of the other pcs it sees the nas drive and i can copy files to it.
Is there a reason why I cannot see the nas drive when only my Hp with vista is on? I don't really want to have to turn on another pc just to copy files to it.
Thanks
PC 2-running win xp sp2
Dell laptop- running win xp sp2
HP laptop- running win vista home premium- network discovery is on and so is password protected sharing in the network settings.
ADS tech nas drive kit- uses some version of samba. I have it set on static ip.
Netgear router with DHCP enabled
I currently have 2 pcs and 2 laptops running on my network. I just added the ads tech Nas drive kit to my network. The two pcs have the drive mapped and see the nas drive just fine. The dell laptop sees the Nas drive just fine.
However, the HP laptop with vista will not see the drive unless one of the other computers in the network is on. When only the HP is on it cannot see the drive in network properties to copy files to it. I can however stream music off the nas drive through media center on the hp laptop. I just cant see it to copy files over to it through the network properties. Once I turn on any of the other pcs it sees the nas drive and i can copy files to it.
Is there a reason why I cannot see the nas drive when only my Hp with vista is on? I don't really want to have to turn on another pc just to copy files to it.
Thanks