WD Live can't connect to WD NAS Drives as a Network Shre!

[mike27oct]

This old thread of mine will likely solve your problem. It describes the issues with passwords and network shares. BTW, the drives connected to your WDTV are not “NAS drives” They are simply network shared drives just like any drive plugged into a computer.

Resolve WDTV "Network shares" and password access problems

I am resurrecting an older, but handy post I made at this forum a few years ago with some updated new comments. A lot of WDTV users think they need to password-protect their WDTV and attached drives. They don’t; unless they have “sensitive” material on it they want to keep from prying eyes. I just have basic music, photos, and videos on mine, so I do not use passwords, and I have easy access to it any time. For those who want, or don’t want to use passwords, here are easy steps from my earli…