Re: Can't Access Network Device
- From: Peter <XXpmpmpmXX@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:03:42 -0500
I've been to the Disk Management screen many times. I've assigned the
letter N to this drive when connected via USB. When I switch to the
Firewire connection the drive still gets N.
There does not seem to be a way to assign it one letter when connected USB
and a different letter when connected Firewire. (If there is a way to do
that please tell me how.)
I have tried changing the assigned letter from N to something else but
that accomplished nothing.
Just to make sure we're focused on the actual problem ... the PC *does*
recognize this drive with either type of connection. I can get to N:\
with USB or Firewire. What I can't do is get to \\PM\N when it's
connected USB.
{Thanks to all who have been trying to help with this. I really
appreciate it because I am out of clues.}
Peter
On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 15:48:39 -0500, "Jack \(MVP-Networking\)."
<jack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi
When you are connected with the USB look at the Control Panel/Computer
management/Disk management it has the capacity to assign drive letter of
your choice.
http://www.ezlan.net/example/dsk_mang.jpg
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)
"Peter" <XXpmpmpmXX@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message--
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I don't HAVE to switch from USB to Firewire. I would prefer to use USB
all the time but that makes the drive non-networkable. For now I'm using
Firewire all the time until I figure this out.
I don't know how to give the drive a different drive letter for USB vs.
Firewire. I connect the drive, the PC recognizes it and gives it N. How
do I tell the PC to give it N if connected USB but give it another letter
for Firewire?
And even if I could figure out how to do that, that still doesn't answer
the question of why is the drive non-networkable with a USB connection?
Peter
On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 13:21:02 -0500, "Jack \(MVP-Networking\)."
<jack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi--
I do not know why you have to switch from USB to Firewire and vice versa.
In any case try to assign a different drive letter to each one of the
forms
of connection.
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)
"Peter" <XXpmpmpmXX@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have an external hard drive connected to one of my PCs. The drive
supports both USB and Firewire connections. The drive is always
assigned
letter N.
When the drive is connected to the PC using Firewire I can access it
using
either its local name (N:\) or it's network name (\\PM\N). {PM is the
computer name.} Other PCs on my network are also able to access it.
When the drive is connected to the PC using USB I can access it using
its
local name (N:\) but the network name (\\PM\N) does not work from this
PC
or the other PCs on my network. I get a message saying the drive is not
accessable.
Why does Firewire vs. USB have any effect on network connectivity?
I'm running WinXP Pro SP2. Again, this drive is always N (Firewire or
USB). Again, N:\ always works but \\PM\N works only with a Firewire
connection. Why?
Peter
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