Access Shared folder?

[billy98]

I want to create a Shared folder that all users on local network have read-only access to.

Here's what I did:
1) Access QNAP via browser http://192.168.0.131:8080/cgi-bin/
* Click "Control Panel"
* Click "Priviledge Settings"
* Click "Shared Folders"
* Click "Create"
* Click "Shared Folder"
* Enter Folder name = "ShareIt1"; description = "Testing"; Click "Create".

2) Open CMD prompt on windows computer
C:> NET USE X: \\192.168.0.131\ShareIt1
System error 53 has occurred.

The network path was not found.


What could be more simple? Why is this not working?

[dolbyman]

so what user has access to it ?

just create a user ..grant it access..then use that user to connect to that folder

[billy98]

When I review the permissions; I see that admin has read/write access.
At the bottom of panel; it says that "Guest Access right" is "read only".
How do I connect to this share using the Guest account?

[schumaku]

Here's what I did:
1) Access QNAP via browser http://192.168.0.131:8080/cgi-bin/
* Click "Control Panel"
* Click "Priviledge Settings"
* Click "Shared Folders"
* Click "Create"
* Click "Shared Folder"
* Enter Folder name = "ShareIt1"; description = "Testing"; Click "Create".

Just doing this would lead to a shared folder accessible by admin only.

Following exactly your process, and then ...

C:\>NET USE X: \\10.10.1.142\ShareIt1
The password for \\10.10.1.142\ShareIt1 is invalid.
Enter username for "10.10.1.142":
...

Yes, simple.

What could be more simple?

It is, plus some ... In a workgroup set-up, Windows will provide the Windows desktop login to the NAS to gain access to the shared folder.

While I'm not sure this would lead to an error 53 - even if enabling guest read-only on the shared folder - are you aware newer Windows does no longer allow non-authenticated access to shared folders at all?

Why is this not working?

Hard to say ... many things that could go wrong ... not many on the NAS, however - unless SAMBA is not operational at all.

Are you able to access other shared folders, ie. the QNAP default folders, from the same computer?

What happens if browsing the NAS from Windows Explorer, attempting to access default or custom created shared folders?

What NAS model, QTS version and build number are we facing here?

[schumaku]

When I review the permissions; I see that admin has read/write access.
At the bottom of panel; it says that "Guest Access right" is "read only".
How do I connect to this share using the Guest account?

As I said before: Newer Windows version no longer allow using non-authenticated access. It is non-authenticated access, not using a guest account from the client side.

There must be other issues as an error is thrown.

[billy98]

OK. I created a new user on QNAP with same name as the login used to access Windows workstation. Apparently password does not need to match.
I can access the shared QNAP folder from Windows workstation via "net use" drive letter assigned. All the folders and files are visible therein.
However; when I try to open or copy a file; I get an error message "File Access Denied".
I'm sure more information about my system is likely need to help resolve this; but I'm not sure what info is required to resolve this.