WD NAS storage doesn't show up in the new Super Fast Vodafone router

[JoseAlmeida]

Since I got Vodafone broadband my WD NAS storage doesn't show up in the Vodafone Router.

The ethernet lights are amber for left and amber blinking on the right meaning I have a 1000Mbps connection.

But when I go to the router to check the IP address of the NAS storage, there is no IP for the NAS on the LAN connection.

Quite weird.

Help.

[Ripshod]

*label d'oh! 

[JoseAlmeida]

How do I setup the direct SMB on the router?

[Cynric]

@JoseAlmeida Could you confirm which router it is that you are using please? VF have some different models in current use.

[JoseAlmeida]

Does anyone knows where to download the WD Anywhere Access sw so I can reset the users passwords?

[Cynric]

@JoseAlmeida I'd suggest www.westerndigital.com but it's down at the moment.

[Cynric]

@JoseAlmeida Parts of the WD empire are back online. The anywhere software is here and I hope it still is when you get to read this;

https://support-en.wd.com/app/products/product-detailweb/p/245

You asked, "Anyway if changing that config made my NAS availabe with direct connection to my computer, then is there a setting in the Vodafone router to activate SMB so that the router can recognise the NAS?", I'm not quite sure I understand your question. The router doesn't need any SMB setting, the SMB settings in the router are for its USB ports. The NAS offers-up network sharing services by itself.

[JoseAlmeida]

Thanks, this helps.

[Jayach]

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@JoseAlmeida wrote:

yeah I did, but on Windows 10/11 SMB1 and SMB2 are gone, this WD need it to discover the disk, so connecting directly to the disk wont work unless I get an old version of windows.

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Glad you have got it working, it's only SMB1 that is not enabled by default on Windows 10/11.

Not sure why changing from Virgin to Vodafone affected that.

[JoseAlmeida]

It may be a coincidence as I moved to win 11 the same time.

Anyway thank you for the support.

[__graeme]

@Cynric 
" there are good open source programs for Windows that will probe the lan "
I've always used "Fing" on windows. If you are Linux flavoured "nmap" is pretty neat.