Recent content by RobFJ

Id I‘d agree, just don’t know how to explain away 2 instances on different machines (plus another win 10pc 😙

Good point :) As a test, I did a reset on my laptop as a trial. That was when I found out that the reset laptop had the same problem connecting to the NAS as my pc so I backed off on the complete reinstall, at least temporarily. I'm hoping I can get my laptop connected to the NAS first and...

Life never gets simpler on this, so thanks for keeping at it. I don't seem to have any console facility and google hasn't helped in finding out why. I've got full admin rights on my account so I am wondering if it is because I'm connecting over an insecure connection (seems the only option...

Tx for the suggestion. Running the first command resulted in a 'successfully repaired' result (but no indication of what was done) and the second identified 3 corrupt but potentially unimportant drivers like modem. Unfortunately I've still got the problem. I'll try pinging my pc from the NAS to...

Tx for the reply The NAS is a QNAP, TS509. QNAP has remotely tested it and are satisfied that it is working as it should and is configured correctly. I'll try the other suggestions - if my tech ability and understanding lets me :)

I just get the message 'The Service Name is invalid"

Thanks all for the suggestions. Just to reaffirm the main points and a couple of extras : - I can successfully ping the NAS. - I've tried with and without firewalls, antivirus, VPN, etc - no success - DNS Client and DNS Cache just aren't showing at all on the list of services so I can't enable...

Tx. Unfortunately it fails at Step2. I don’t have DNS Client Service showing on the console

Tx for the reply. SMB 1 is enabled

This problem has been testing me and others for weeks. I can access the NAS via its own discovery software, ping, etc.. But when I try to add a network drive in file explorer, there are just no folders available to browse. The rest of the network is OK. Disabling security software, vpn, etc. has...