net use fails to NAS on same subnet with system error 67 58

Dennis Krohn 0 Reputation points
2023-01-12T23:33:45.4166667+00:00

Windows 10 Pro 21H2 in workgroup

Trying to access share on NAS (buffalo) in same subnet

cmd line elevated

net use r: \nasserver\images\ /user:nasserver\admin /persistent:yes

System error 67 has occurred.

The network name cannot be found.

net use * \nasserver\images /user:nasserver /persistent:yes

System error 58 has occurred.

The specified server cannot perform the requested operation.

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  1. MotoX80 32,061 Reputation points
    2023-01-13T00:24:22.11+00:00

    Try it like this:

    net use r: \\nasserver\images\ TheAdminAccountsPassword /user:admin /persistent:yes

    Don't use an elevated command prompt. It won't be visible in the Windows explorer unless you add a registry entry to enable that.

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