Where to find AC86U Samba Share on Windows 10

[Aging Amateur]

Our household has four Macs and one Windows computer. I set up a an attached USB drive as a Network Place (Samba) Share using Asus' router setup facility and the share shows up as expected as a shared connected server in our Macs' Finder windows. However, I cannot find it when I open our Lenovo laptop running Windows 10.

I did find Asus' FAQ about enabling SMBV1 on Windows 10. I followed the sequence and when I got to the correct window the box for SMB 1.0/CIFS Client was already checked. I restarted the laptop anyway but I still cannot find the Asus shared network drive. I can find the router itself, but when I click to open it I just get the web-based setup facility, not the shared network drive.

One possible problem could be that the USB drive is formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled), but I previously had the same USB, in the same format, set up as a shared drive with an Apple Time Capsule router and it showed up properly in the Lenovo. Asus does list Mac OS Extended (Journaled) as a supported format for the AC86U.

I would welcome any suggestions on how to find the Asus shared shared drive on my Lenovo.

 

[roguetr]

If you bring up the run box (windows key + R) or an explorer window (windows key + E) and type in:

\\router-hostname

or

\\router-IP

Do you see the configured share? Obviously replace either of the above with the router's actual hostname or IP address.

If it shows, just create a drive mapping to that share name.

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[Aging Amateur]

roguetr,

You are my hero! It worked perfectly. The network drive opens and I can read/write to all the files. I mapped it and also created a shortcut.

 

[roguetr]

Haha thanks ... Glad I could help!

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