Im hoping you can help me, My 2 WDTV’s were working fine 2 weeks ago seeing my Synology NAS as a network share, then all of a sudden I can’t see my NAS as network share on either of the WDTV’s. MY Laptop can still see my NAS where all my movies are stored. The WDTV’s can see the NAS as a media server which is ok as i can still watch my films but I cant see all the movisheets I spent hours setting up.
When I use the command ‘net view’ in cmd my nas isnt listed on the network but my laptop and WDTV’s are, when i use the command ‘nbtstat -a (NAS name)’ it is listed but not as the master the browser, I dont if this has something to do with the problem.
Any help greatly appreciated as I’ve spent hours trying to sort it out
Are you sure your SMP is signed into your NAS? I don’t know if it is required with Synologys’ media server package enabled.
I had problems with mine when I changed passwords on my NAS. The SMP didn’t like oddball characters in the NAS ID/password, like \ or ! or ( sort of thing. It seems to only like letters and numbers.
If this is familiar, try changing your login ID & password to something different on the NAS, then clear the logins from the SMP. Enter your changes on the SMP, and you may find the shares appear.
Did your Synology auto update to DSM 4.3 when it was released a few weeks ago? You may want to reapply/verify the NFS sharing/permissions on the folder(s). Are the IPs of the WDTVs static or could they have been reassigned and no longer match the Synology entry.?
Are you using Synology Media Package? I have a 1512 and do no use the Media Package, don’t need it with the WD 1). Ck the permissions on the NAS as they may have changed with a DSM upgrade 2). Ck to make sure your NFS shares are turned on 3). Ck on the WD box the share under the media library ( some times it helps to delete and rescan) 4). I have found some times the IP of the NAS or your WD box may be reassigned in this case you need to make sure they really match what you have entered.
My synology didnt auto update, but i did update manually after i couldnt resolve the problem thinking it might help, but it didnt I have checked all settings and they are the same as before when i could see the network shares. 'Are the IPs of the WDTVs static or could they have been reassigned and no longer match the Synology entry.?’ How would i check if they match the synology entry.
Ive checked all the NFS settings and noting has changed, i switched everything off last night router NAS etc and rebooted and still no change.
If I change the login and password of the NAS Im not sure if this will help as the WDTV cant see the NAS to start with for me to clear login details on the WDTV, or should I still try it. At the moment I login as the administrator on my NAS would i need to set up another user on the NAS
My network is hardwired, and I’ve manually set the IP’s of every device so a router power cycle won’t reassign IP’s. The SMP’s have always worked well wirelessly for me, but I’m a purist at times.
Starting at the router, assign IP’s.
Synologys’ MAC address → System Information/ Network tab.
SMP’s MAC address → Setup / About / Network Info / highlight network info and hit ok
Then set Device IP’s to correspond.
Synology → Control Panel / Network / Network Interface > LAN
Not many, unfortunately. Just try what you can. It’s always a process of ellimination for me, and sometimes I have to start all the way at square one. Incedentally, I have given my NAS a name… “Tumah” Great when it’s working, but with all it’s bells and whistles, that could well be where the problem lies.
My WDTV in the lounge is the master browser If i unplug it it stops becoming the master browser soon as its plugged in it takes over as master browser, if i enable the master browser on the NAS it then becomes master browser, but still cant see the NAS on the SMP windows shares, I can see my laptop and other SMP but just the NAS doesnt show.
What is baffling me is when i type net view in cmd my NAS doesnt appear in the list of items on my network, this must have something to with SMP not seeing my NAS through windows shares, any idea how to get my NAS to appear in the list of devices when using the net view command
I’ve tried renaming the NAS and checking the IP adresses of the NAS and SMP’s and everything seems in order, I cant think what else to try
I have looked into the tuturial posted above but I stumble at the first command net view, as my NAS doesnt show in the list of devices. When you using the nbtstat -a command my wdtvlive is the MBROWSER, not sure how to stop this happening, apart from activating the master browser function on the NAS but still it doesnt show in windows shares on the SMP
I can get my NAS details to appear when using the command nbtsat -a (name of NAS) it tells me that it is not the MBROWSER and its in the correct domain WORKGROUP as your posted tuturiol, maybe i need to set the master browser funnction to on, on the NAS but this activates the guest account and this isnt supposed to be a good idea apprantley, I have done this before but still can get the NAS to appear as a window share
…maybe i need to set the master browser funnction to on, on the NAS but this activates the guest account…
That’s the most bizarre thing I’ve ever seen implemented in a NAS. I don’t understand why they require this – one has absolutely nothing to do with the other. :dizzy_face:
