Can't Reconnect to Network Disk

I am to to Apple. When I first setup my iMac, I was able to attach to my network disk. Subsequent attempt to attach to the network disk result in a message that says the server does not support guest logins. Does anyone know how I can reattach?

I suddenly have this problem after no changes were made to either my Mac or XP server configurations. Bizarre. None of the normal restarts or creating new users accounts is helping. Now the Mac window just displays the message 'connecting...' indefinitely.

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I can not map a network drive in window 8.1 via VPN

Dear sir / madam,
I face a big problem. My company use VPN Connection. After my company upgrade the window from Window 7 to Window8.1 , we find that we can not reconnect the network drive. please find the details below:
1. I success to map drive and then logout / switch user.
2. wait two /three hours
3. i find the drive is disconnected.
4. when I try to reconnect, window can not find again. then I try to use netstat
C:\Windows\system32>netstat
TCP 172.28.97.31:58206 test-server:http TIME_WAIT
Then, i try to use cmd
5 it show reconnect successful by net use command. However , I need waste many time and I can not find the drive in window.
if I restart window, i can reconnect it quickly and find the drive in window.
the server is window server 2008 r2 and located at difference site.
if the server and PC located at same site, it is no problem.
both the server and PC are joined in same domain.
it is dell server and Lenovo M82 PC
please help me to solve the problem
(window 7 also have this problem. However, i can click the drive and it can reconnect quictly.i cannot do this in window 8.1.......it loop again)
thanks

Hi,
Is there any error message throwed when you reconnect the mapped drive? Can you directly access the UNC path of the mapped drive? What VPN programs do you use? Please check if the VPN client connect correctly.
You could refer to the thread below to check if the AD account is restricted by VPN.
Can't access mapped drives through VPN when away from office
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/a0ca41aa-08b8-4e46-a314-ffb7e401bd7a/cant-access-mapped-drives-through-vpn-when-away-from-office?forum=w7itpronetworking
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I can not map a network drive in window 8.1 under VPN

Dear sir / madam,
I face a big problem. My company use VPN Connection. After my company upgrade the window from Window 7 to Window8.1 , we find that we can not reconnect the network drive. please find the details below:
1. I success to map drive and then logout / switch user.
2. wait two /three hours
3. i find the drive is disconnected.
4. when I try to reconnect, window can not find again. then I try to use netstat
C:\Windows\system32>netstat
TCP 172.28.97.31:58206 test-server:http TIME_WAIT
Then, i try to use cmd , net use /delete and then try to reconnect test-server
5 it show reconnect successful by net use command. However , I need waste many time and I can not find the drive in window.
if I restart window, i can reconnect it quickly and find the drive in window.
the server are window server 2008 r2 and server 2012, they located at difference site.
if the server and PC located at same site, it is no problem.
both the server and PC are joined in same domain.
it is dell server and Lenovo M82 PC( Intel Lan 82579LM/V Driver)
please help me to solve the problem
(window 7 also have this problem. However, i can click the drive and it can reconnect quictly.i cannot do this in window 8.1.......it loop again)
thanks

Hi,
How did you map the network drive? Manually via GUI? Command? GPP? If you're using one of the above solutions, then try other solutions as a alternative way to check the result.
According to your description, If Windows remains unable to reconnect mapped Network Drive at login, then I would suggest you created a batch file with net use command, use it as an logon script, this provides an alternate way to reconnect drives on
a re-logon.
example
@echo off
net use * /delete /yes
net use x: \\server_name\shared_directory_name
You can find detailed information in the following link
https://helpdesk.egnyte.com/hc/en-us/articles/201638304-Mapping-a-drive-using-a-net-use-command-and-logon-scripts-for-domain-users
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490717.aspx
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Impossible to reconnect all network drives

H there,
On my Windows 8, I have defined 3 network drive (from my NAS), and although I am checking the box to save the credentials (which are different on the NAS and on Windows), at each reboot of the laptop it tells me it can not reconnect all network drives, and
I see a red cross on the map.
How can I solve this, As I am SURE the remote drivs are available ( and when I click the "disconnected drive", it ask for th elogin and PW, I enter it and it works ... but I need to do that manually all the time)
Thanks !

Hi,
Regarding you issue, remapping drivers in logon script is a better way.
To map network driver, you can refer to this article below:
http://www.itninja.com/blog/view/mapping-drives-in-logon-scripts-is-there-a-better-way
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Thanks!
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How can I access photos on a network disk with apple TV ?

I just bought a WD network disk to put all my photos. I wish to look at them with apple TV but can't find how. The only thing I see is what shared in my laptop Itune. Can't I just acces the content on network device without going through Itune?
It should be easy as looking what's on the network and brows through the content!

fouiiin wrote:
I just bought a WD network disk to put all my photos. I wish to look at them with apple TV but can't find how. The only thing I see is what shared in my laptop Itune. Can't I just acces the content on network device without going through Itune?
It should be easy as looking what's on the network and brows through the content!
AppleTV2 does not support directly accessing media on network drives.
All media viewed must be via itunes.
If you can point iTunes to a folder on the network drive (Advanced>Choose Photos to Share) you maybe able to access them but only when itunes is running.
AC

How can I store document on a network disk?

With the old Pages I was able to store and edit documents right from my network disk (where I have full permissions on). I updated to the new version, with the big changes, and now suddenly it tells me it is unable to store the document because I apparently don't have the right permissions. I checked the network device and I got full permissions, besides all other apps don't seem to have that problem, even more specific when I boot up the old Pages I can store and edit documents again without problem. So it really seems it's something in the new Pages that is causing the problem. Also, the latest update did not address or solve this issue.
It get's even worse. When I create a new document and store it on my own disk and then drag it to the network disk, there is no problem. When I open that document from the network disk and edit something and I try to re-save it, it tells me "I don't have permissions to store the document" and it messed up the document on the network disk from MyDocument.pages to MyDocument.pages.sb-76d48d4f-LvItH9, and instead of a file it is now a folder. This was behavior which was also not seen on the old Pages.

Pages 5 has over 90+ missing features plus annoying bugs like this.
Your previous Pages should be in your Applications/iWork folder.
Peter

I have a MacBookPro, an iPad and an iMac using a wifi connection with an airport extreme base station. Lately I am having trouble with connection time outs. Right now the laptop and ipad are connected okay but the iMac has timed out and I can't reconnect

Please help. Just the last week or so (maybe since Apple released a new software update for my Airport, I keep getting kicked off the net and can't reconnect - it doesn't even show my wifi network in the list of available networks. I am considering resetting the airport as detailed in the manual. If I do this will it act as a new one and can I set it up as from the beginning. My Mac is running OSX 10.6.8 and if I try to use the airport setup assistant it tells me i can't use this version of the app with the version of my OS (because I have upgraded my OS ) I assume
I get a message saying my network requires a WPA password and when I put it in it says connection timeout - meanwhile here I am on my laptop and connecting okay to the net that way - so strange.
If I connect directly to the computer I have a good connection so it is not my ISP
I am 64 and a woman and I thought I was reasonably savvy having had Macs since 1992. This has me stumped and I really would like some advice - otherwise I think I'll just go iout andf buy a new airport.
And just so you know . . . I have a smart TV and it is connecting to the net okay!

apikoros wrote:
The Utility transferred all of the AE's settings, so I still have to change the password, which leaves me with only 2 other questions, I think:
1) I assume it's just a matter of using the Utility, entering a stronger password and checking for it to be remembered in Keychain Access. But do I have to change the password for each individual unit-- the TC, the Extreme and both Expresses-- or will changing it just for the TC alone work for the entire network?
Resetting the password you will need to do for each device... the utility cannot even see those old units.
So you will have to do it for each one.. think it through.. because as you change passwords the others will lose connection.. so start from the express which are wireless extending .. change those first.. and go back up the chain.. as each one changes it will drop off the network.. until you reach extreme and change that. Then you might need to reboot the whole network to get everything talking again. If something goes wrong.. just pluck that one out of the mix and plug in ethernet.. reset and redo the setup. That is my preferred method anyway.. do everything in isolation one by one. By ethernet and then nothing goes wrong.
2) Who's the treasonous SOB who spilled the beans to you about the ICBM in my back yard?!?
N.Korean hackers.
[Edit] Whoops-- one more question: I want to partition the TC's disk, but Disk Utility doesn't see it. What do I need to do?
You cannot partition a network disk. And apple provided no tools for it in the TC itself. You can pull the disk out and partition it but that voids your warranty. (although done with care who is to know).
Look at Q3 here.
http://pondini.org/TM/Time_Capsule.html
Mixing TM and data on the TC is worth planning carefully. They don't necessarily sit happily together.

Network Disk Disconecting

Hello,
I have a new Core 2 Duo Macbook and just bought the new airport extreme, and I love it. However, there is a small issue.
I plugged an external hardrive into the airport in order to share my music over the network. It seemed to work like a charm. I went into itunes and I did not even have to tell itunes where to look for my music, it automatically found it.
The problem is that after I put new music on the hardrive, and then try to add it to my itunes library, the network disk disconnects. Then, when I try to reconect it it tells me the password is wrong. I have to go back through airport setup and set a new password for the disk, and then it connects again. The disk only seems to disconect when I go into itunes and select any music to "add to library." Any ideas what is going on? Thanks.

I will try to make this a little easier to understand.
1. I have a USB drive plugged into my AEBS and my Macbook CD2 sees the drive just fine and all the files on the drive.
2. My iTunes library is linked to my music on this hard drive, and all my music plays perfect in iTunes.
3. I add new songs to this networked hard drive, then I go into iTunes and click "add to library" and then I select the new songs.
4. The network drive disconnects without any warning. When I go to disk utility and try to reconnect the network drive, it tells me my password for connecting to the drive is wrong.
5. To get the drive to reconnect I have to go back into Airport Setup Utility and set a new password for the drive and then I can reconnect.
6. This happens every time I try to "add to library" new music in iTunes, and this is the only time I have any problems.
7. I have a MBC2D with the newest os x and iTunes version and I have the brand new AEBS with the 'n' capability.

Network Disk Disconecting in iTunes

I have the new airport extreme installed with a USB harddrive hooked up as a network drive. Everything works great, and the disk shows up perfectly.
The one problem I have though is when I go into itunes, and try to add new music to my iTunes music library from the networked drive. As soon as I do this, the network drive disconnects and it will not let me reconnect, it tells me my password for the drive is wrong. The only way to get it to reconnect is when I go back and run airport utility setup and change the password for the drive.
Any idea what is going on.
Thanks a lot.

I will try to make this a little easier to understand.
1. I have a USB drive plugged into my AEBS and my Macbook CD2 sees the drive just fine and all the files on the drive.
2. My iTunes library is linked to my music on this hard drive, and all my music plays perfect in iTunes.
3. I add new songs to this networked hard drive, then I go into iTunes and click "add to library" and then I select the new songs.
4. The network drive disconnects without any warning. When I go to disk utility and try to reconnect the network drive, it tells me my password for connecting to the drive is wrong.
5. To get the drive to reconnect I have to go back into Airport Setup Utility and set a new password for the drive and then I can reconnect.
6. This happens every time I try to "add to library" new music in iTunes, and this is the only time I have any problems.
7. I have a MBC2D with the newest os x and iTunes version and I have the brand new AEBS with the 'n' capability.

Network Disk Disconecting in iTunes - Anyone else with this problem

I posted this a couple of times, but I have yet to receive any responses. Here is what is happening.
1. I have a USB drive plugged into my AEBS and my Macbook CD2 sees the drive just fine and all the files on the drive.
2. My iTunes library is linked to my music on this hard drive, and all my music plays perfect in iTunes.
3. I add new songs to this networked hard drive, then I go into iTunes and click "add to library" and then I select the new songs.
4. The network drive disconnects without any warning. When I go to disk utility and try to reconnect the network drive, it tells me my password for connecting to the drive is wrong.
5. To get the drive to reconnect I have to go back into Airport Setup Utility and set a new password for the drive and then I can reconnect.
6. This happens every time I try to "add to library" new music in iTunes, and this is the only time I have any problems.
7. I have a MBC2D with the newest os x and iTunes version and I have the brand new AEBS with the 'n' capability.
Someone out there has to be trying to stream their music from their network drive to iTunes. Anybody else having this problem?
Thanks a bunch
Jake

Fair point as well...however...with AppleTV coming down the pike some of us are trying to move iTunes library over to a network drive to stream through AppleTV to TV or Stereo. In my case, having iTunes on the network drive means I do not need to be connected to the network in order for someone to stream to AppleTV or their Mac since up to five users can share a library. In addition, the 3.5GB and growing iTunes library frees up much needed space on my MBP. If I can get this set up working I can rip all the CDs we have all over the house and stored on the networked drive.
To answer the earlier questions. I have an OWC 500GB connected by USB to the AEBS (n). It has never disconnected. I have also found that all 500GB drives are not equal. As an example, I purchased a MyBook500GB. It connected easily but I would receive an error when trying to transfer files over roughly 3.5GB. Some of my archived FCP files are much larger. I never received a response from Western Digital as what was happening, took the MyBook back to the Apple Retail store and purchased a OWC 500GB drive from OWC which was shipped that day. I have had no problems with this drive staying connected to the AEBS(n) or transfering very large GB files. I have noticed this drive does not spin down like my OWC250GB does.
The only problem I have is playing the ripped iTunes CD music. I have described this in another question on the board. Also talked with Apple's customer support which referred me to a person in the AEBS area. Looks like I am the only one experiencing this issue at present.
My suggestion is to try switching out your AirDisk connected to the AEBS(n) if you have another one of a different make/model at your location...or contact the Drive manufacturer and see if they have anyone else having issues with the drive and AEBS(n).

Can I use LaCie Multimedia disk to see in TV, iTunes purchased movies?

Can I use LaCie Multimedia disk to see iTunes purchased movies in TV?
I share files from iTunes in my local network by authorising 3 computers, but none of these have HDMI connection to TV.
Can I use LaCie multimedia hard disk to store de movies from iTunes and connect then the Lacie disck to TV via HDMI?
Once I did it by simply copying an .m4v movie with no result. Also I think some downloaded file from iTunes blocket the HDMI conection to TV.
Any suggestio or experience...? I know that Apple TV is one solution but I don't want a new artephact and more HDMI connections. (BlueRay, TDT, iPlus etc.)
Thanks in advance.....
Francisco

I have the same problem on my Toshiba TV. Cyrillic subtitles cannot be shown properly. Even symbols like ?, ?, or cannot be shown properly.
Until now I didnt found solution to this. Reading some other forums other people have described the same problem for Spanish language ( ).
Firmware is installed to the latest version but problem is still there.
By the way: can you please test this method and let me know if this works for you.

Sharing iTunes library between 2 computers and 2 iPods via network disk?

Hi,
Me and the missus each got a laptop -hers a PC and mine a MacBook.
We both use iTunes and we've both got an iPod.
Recently I bought an Aiport Express and hooked it up with a 1TB WD MyBook -is there any way that we can share our iTunes library via the network disk, so that we can 1. have full read/write access from both laptops and 2. both sync our iPods?
Furthermore, is there a way for iTunes to monitor the music folder, so instead of me dragging music into iTunes (e.g. CD's that were ripped with other software than iTunes) iTunes would just update every once in a while, to check for new mp3's (kinda like Picasa does with pictures)?
More questions most likely will pop up, but this is the most pressing ones.
Thanks in advance
/Jakob F.

*is there a way for iTunes to monitor the music folder, so instead of me dragging music into iTunes*
iTunes doesn't support folder watching, anything you add to a folder on your hard drive has to be manually added to the iTunes Library: Adding Content to iTunes
You could have a look at this Applescript for folder watching on a Mac: Doug's Applescripts - Folder Actions and iTunes or this program for Windows: iTunes Folder Watch for Windows
You'd need to do a deeper bit of research on both as I don't know if either would work from a folder that's effectively not on either computer

Photosmart b209a can't find wireless network.

I've only had this printer for three days. The "Easy One Button" process to get it to find a network failed. It cannot find my wireless network.
I'm using XP Professional on my laptop. McAfee Virus scanning and Firewall. (Not that it matters if the printer can't find the wireless network)
I have a DSL D-link router with NO MAC filtering and yet when I print the Wireless Network Test Report it gives me this whole spiel on MAC address filtering and asks to add the MAC address of the printer to the router... but there's no offered solution if MAC filtering is turned off.
I've changed my router security key from WEP to WPA-PSK.
I've managed to get it to connect twice... and to print a test page on separate days. I have no idea what it is I do that gets it 'online' but it doesn't seem to last.
I have spent several hours over the past three days (wasting entire days) trying to work out what the problem is. I have read forum posts; I have googled for solutions. The troubleshooting guide for the printer seems hopeless.
The printer is on the same desk as the router with only a computer monitor between them.
When I print the HP Network Configuration Page it states the status of the 802.11 Wireless is "Disconnected". The printer's wireless light is on, showing that the wireless radio is working on the printer.
I bought HP because my last printer was HP and it was excellent (but not wireless). If I can't get it to go online, seriously, I'll take it back and exchange it for a different brand of printer. All I want is a printer I can print to wirelessly, is that so hard to ask? Yes, I'm getting really frustrated here. I live in a rural area and I don't have access to geek friends or a computer professional or anything like that and returning the printer requires a two hour drive so I have to be as self-sufficient as possible. Please, try not to use too many technical terms. I can understand some but not all and if anybody can help me, please be clear in their instructions (ie, don't just say 'go to setup blah blah blah' without saying which setup you're talking about.)
Thanks for any help. It is appreciated.

Yes, the desktop is connected to the router with an Ethernet cable.
Yes the laptop is wireless.
The printer is connected to the router via wireless (which I've already stated, it keeps losing the wireless network).
If I don't have my printer connected to the desktop via cable, then I won't have any printing capability at all, because, as I just said, the printer keeps losing the wireless network! I need at least some way of printing when the printer can't find the network (even though the wireless network is working perfectly fine).
So, desktop connected to router with cable.
Laptop is wireless
Printer is wireless for laptop use (but it keeps losing the network and therefore is totally useless in that respect)
Printer is connected to desktop via cable to enable printing because of wireless continuing to lose connection to wireless network.
In fact my printer hasn't been able to connect to the wireless network for 2 days now... even though I'm currently connected to it on my wireless laptop.
Sometimes the printer finds the network, sometimes it doesn't and when it does, if I try to print from the laptop wirelessly, the printer loses the network.
This really is poor product and the installation manual might as well be used for toilet paper for all its worth, same with the 'help' feature on the disk. I only chose HP because I was familiar with it, since my previous printer was HP and reliable (but not wireless). I'm seriously wishing I'd purchased a different brand.
I'm not an IT tech, but I've managed to be able to connect modems and routers and other peripherals to my network without too much hassle at all... until now.
I'm sorry if I sound angry but this is completely frustrating. I spent good money for a product that I am unable to use for the main purpose I bought it! I'm reduced to saving things to USB sticks and physically taking them to the desktop computer and having to print from there.

One user can not map a network drive

Hi,
A costumer of mine is trying to map a network drive for an existing user that has always had access to the NSS6000 Network Storage Device. This still works for all other users except this one. It looks like an authentication failure. They connect thru CFIS (which means it's using the active directory).
So far i have troubleshooted the following and ran out of options half an hour ago.
I rebooted the NAS. No luck.
I made a different folder and gave the user access. And tried to connect to that. No luck. (to confirm its not related to the folder security)
I tried to map the drive on a different computer. No luck. (to confirm its not a local computer problem)
I tried to map the drive to another folder on a different server, this worked fine. (to confirm credentials are correct).
I tried to remove the user on the NSS600 and tried to update it. The user reappeared instantly in the user list on the NAS. No luck.
I fear the user table the NSS keeps is corrupted. And i can't find a way to force the NAS to recreate it based on current folder security or active directory users.
Please help, as i am in no mood to reconfigure the entire NAS.
Kind regards,
Tim Sars

Hi,
How did you map the network drive? Manually via GUI? Command? GPP? If you're using one of the above solutions, then try other solutions as a alternative way to check the result.
According to your description, If Windows remains unable to reconnect mapped Network Drive at login, then I would suggest you created a batch file with net use command, use it as an logon script, this provides an alternate way to reconnect drives on
a re-logon.
example
@echo off
net use * /delete /yes
net use x: \\server_name\shared_directory_name
You can find detailed information in the following link
https://helpdesk.egnyte.com/hc/en-us/articles/201638304-Mapping-a-drive-using-a-net-use-command-and-logon-scripts-for-domain-users
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490717.aspx
NOTE
This
response contains a reference to a third party World Wide Web site. Microsoft is providing this information as a convenience to you.
Microsoft
does not control these sites and has not tested any software or information found on these sites.
Yolanda Zhu
TechNet Community Support

Help needed with using network disk with iMovie with NFS or AFP

Hi,
I have iMac with iMovie08 that talks to a remote disk hosted under Linux over a gigabit network using SMB (Samba). It all works ok and I have done a few movies.
Now, I have done some tests with NFS and AFP (AppleTalk) and it seems that these are much faster than SMB.
I then stopped the Samba server and proceeded to setup NFS and also AFP
First NFS,
So I then exported my directory using NFS and I can see everything from my Mac (correct permissions too since I made both user and group IDs the same...). The problem is that when I launch iMovie it shows me the Volume for my external networked disk but it shows it with a little triangle with yellow exclamation and it does not show any of the events (>500GB of events).
If I stop NFS and then switch to AFP I get the same behavior. That is, everything from the Mac works on the AFS mounted disk (copying files back and forth, etc....) but I can't see the contents of the disk from within iMovie
I changed permissions so that anybody can read/write/execute (although there are files that have an '@' sign at the end when I do ls -l on them and I can't remember what that means....)
If I stop NFS and then go back to SMB (Samba) then I am back to a working configuration.
Can I use NFS or AFP with iMovie? What exactly does the yellow triangle mean?
Thanks
Dazed and confused at 330am EST...

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1.27GB dvd project (twice each, note the variability... I guess because the project has multiple files?):
MEiMac:Movies me$ time cp -r LS2000Berlin.dvdproj /Volumes/bigsmb/
real 0m37.114s
user 0m0.008s
sys 0m4.164s
MEiMac:Movies me$ time cp -r LS2000Berlin.dvdproj /Volumes/bignfs/
real 0m59.351s
user 0m0.009s
sys 0m8.336s
MEiMac:Movies me$ time cp -r LS2000Berlin.dvdproj /Volumes/bignfs/
real 0m40.671s
user 0m0.009s
sys 0m8.205s
MEiMac:Movies me$ time cp -r LS2000Berlin.dvdproj /Volumes/bigsmb/
real 0m41.680s
user 0m0.008s
sys 0m4.094s
Simulated 1 hour video single file:
MEiMac:Movies me$ time dd if=/dev/zero of=/Volumes/bigsmb/1hour bs=16k count=786432
786432+0 records in
786432+0 records out
12884901888 bytes transferred in 443.960166 secs (29022653 bytes/sec)
real 7m23.994s
user 0m3.434s
sys 1m18.900s
MEiMac:Movies me$ time dd if=/dev/zero of=/Volumes/bignfs/1hournfs bs=16k count=786432
786432+0 records in
786432+0 records out
12884901888 bytes transferred in 235.887283 secs (54623131 bytes/sec)
real 3m56.271s
user 0m1.666s
sys 1m56.995s

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