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>I would welcome advice on getting my Vista Home Premium PC to talk toJohn Will
>my Ximeta NDAS external drive via Ethernet. I have come to a dead end
>with Ximeta support.
>
>Both my Win2K PC and WinXP laptop can access the drive via Ethernet
>and USB, but the Vista PC can access it only via USB.
>
>Thanks,
>Teffy
>
>http://www.ximeta.com
> You'll have to be more specific. I have XP, 2K and Vista machines here. My two
> Vista machines talk to the my three Ximeta NDAS drives just fine. I'm using
> 3.20.1521 for my NDAS client software on Vista. I see no difference in
> operation between Vista and XP in that regard.
>
> What SPECIFIC problem do you have when you try to access the drive from Vista?
>
> On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:33:32 -0700, WGSGNUAYH...@spammotel.com wrote:
>> >I would welcome advice on getting my Vista Home Premium PC to talk to>
> >my Ximeta NDAS external drive via Ethernet. I have come to a dead end
> >with Ximeta support.> >Both my Win2K PC and WinXP laptop can access the drive via Ethernet>
> >and USB, but the Vista PC can access it only via USB.> >Thanks,>
> >Teffy> >http://www.ximeta.com>
> John Will
> Microsoft MVP - Networking
> You'll have to be more specific. I have XP, 2K and Vista machines here. My two
> Vista machines talk to the my three Ximeta NDAS drives just fine. I'm using
> 3.20.1521 for my NDAS client software on Vista. I see no difference in
> operation between Vista and XP in that regard.
>
> What SPECIFIC problem do you have when you try to access the drive from Vista?
>
> On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:33:32 -0700, WGSGNUAYH...@spammotel.com wrote:
>> >I would welcome advice on getting my Vista Home Premium PC to talk to>
> >my Ximeta NDAS external drive via Ethernet. I have come to a dead end
> >with Ximeta support.> >Both my Win2K PC and WinXP laptop can access the drive via Ethernet>
> >and USB, but the Vista PC can access it only via USB.> >Thanks,>
> >Teffy> >http://www.ximeta.com>
> John Will
> Microsoft MVP - Networking
>I connected the NetDisk via Ethernet directly to my Vista PC andJohn Will
>booted. The NDAS Device Management icon says the device is
>"Offline". I deregistered the device and then registered again, it
>searched for the device, and said "You have successfully registered
>the device. However, the device is not found and cannot be connected
>at this time. Please check the connection." I got the same result when
>connecting to the Vista PC with Ethernet via the router. I am using
>NDAS Software version 3.20.1523
>
>In case there are clues within, here is what I did with the other OS/
>connection combinations:
>
>On my WinXP laptop, where no NetDisk software had been installed, I
>plugged in the NetDisk via USB. A message popped up with a sound
>indicating a new device. Under "Computer Management, Disk Management,"
>it said "ST350063 0A USB Device Not Initialized 465.75 GB Unallocated"
>I followed the instructions here http://www.ximeta.com/files/nd_winmanual_us.pdf
>in the User Manual For Windows 2000/XP to format, initiallize, and
>partition the disk. I created a small text file on the disk.
>
>I connected the NetDisk via Ethernet directly to my Win2K PC and
>booted. I used the NDAS Device Management icon to mount it, and read
>the small text file. Then I tried going through the router, and was
>able to read the small text file again.
>
>I plugged the NetDisk into my Vista PC via USB, and was able to read
>the small text file I had created.
>
>
>
>
>On Aug 24, 7:38 am, Gunrunnerjohn <nob...@world.com> wrote:>> You'll have to be more specific. I have XP, 2K and Vista machines here. My two>
>> Vista machines talk to the my three Ximeta NDAS drives just fine. I'm using
>> 3.20.1521 for my NDAS client software on Vista. I see no difference in
>> operation between Vista and XP in that regard.
>>
>> What SPECIFIC problem do you have when you try to access the drive from Vista?
>>
>> On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:33:32 -0700, WGSGNUAYH...@spammotel.com wrote:
>>>> >I would welcome advice on getting my Vista Home Premium PC to talk to>>
>> >my Ximeta NDAS external drive via Ethernet. I have come to a dead end
>> >with Ximeta support.>> >Both my Win2K PC and WinXP laptop can access the drive via Ethernet>>
>> >and USB, but the Vista PC can access it only via USB.>> >Thanks,>>
>> >Teffy>> >http://www.ximeta.com>>
>> John Will
>> Microsoft MVP - Networking
> Hmm... I never did anything special, I formatted all three of my Ximeta NDAS
> drives using XP, and was using them actively when Vista came along. All I did
> with Vista is load the drivers onto the Vista machines, enter the keys for the
> drives, and connect to them.
>
> I'm not even sure where to begin. :-) Have you considered dropping back to the
> version of the drivers I'm using, since I know for sure they work on at least
> one Vista installation.
>
> If you can't find the previous version and want it, I could email it to you...
>
>
>
> On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:56:32 -0700, WGSGNUAYH...@spammotel.com wrote:> >I connected the NetDisk via Ethernet directly to my Vista PC and>
> >booted. The NDAS Device Management icon says the device is
> >"Offline". I deregistered the device and then registered again, it
> >searched for the device, and said "You have successfully registered
> >the device. However, the device is not found and cannot be connected
> >at this time. Please check the connection." I got the same result when
> >connecting to the Vista PC with Ethernet via the router. I am using
> >NDAS Software version 3.20.1523> >In case there are clues within, here is what I did with the other OS/>
> >connection combinations:> >On my WinXP laptop, where no NetDisk software had been installed, I>
> >plugged in the NetDisk via USB. A message popped up with a sound
> >indicating a new device. Under "Computer Management, Disk Management,"
> >it said "ST350063 0A USB Device Not Initialized 465.75 GB Unallocated"
> >I followed the instructions herehttp://www.ximeta.com/files/nd_winmanual_us.pdf
> >in the User Manual For Windows 2000/XP to format, initiallize, and
> >partition the disk. I created a small text file on the disk.> >I connected the NetDisk via Ethernet directly to my Win2K PC and>
> >booted. I used the NDAS Device Management icon to mount it, and read
> >the small text file. Then I tried going through the router, and was
> >able to read the small text file again.> >I plugged the NetDisk into my Vista PC via USB, and was able to read>
> >the small text file I had created.> >On Aug 24, 7:38 am, Gunrunnerjohn <nob...@world.com> wrote:>> >> You'll have to be more specific. I have XP, 2K and Vista machines here. My two
> >> Vista machines talk to the my three Ximeta NDAS drives just fine. I'm using
> >> 3.20.1521 for my NDAS client software on Vista. I see no difference in
> >> operation between Vista and XP in that regard.>> >> What SPECIFIC problem do you have when you try to access the drive from Vista?>> >> On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:33:32 -0700, WGSGNUAYH...@spammotel.com wrote:>> >> >I would welcome advice on getting my Vista Home Premium PC to talk to
> >> >my Ximeta NDAS external drive via Ethernet. I have come to a dead end
> >> >with Ximeta support.>> >> >Both my Win2K PC and WinXP laptop can access the drive via Ethernet
> >> >and USB, but the Vista PC can access it only via USB.>> >> >Thanks,
> >> >Teffy>> >> >http://www.ximeta.com>> >> John Will
> >> Microsoft MVP - Networking
> John Will
> Microsoft MVP - Networking
>I found the older driver hereJohn Will
>http://www.ximeta.com/web/support/do...521_us_x86.zip
>so I uninstalled 1523 and installed 1521. I had to repair Windows
>because it wouldn't boot (I think that happened with 1523 also). The
>boot after the repair generated several "found unidentified hardware"
>messages and couldn't find a driver. In Device Manager, I see five
>"unknown devices" under "Other Devices." Ignoring that for the moment,
>I registered the NDAS drive via the NDAS Device Management icon in the
>system tray. I connected the powered on drive directly via Ethernet,
>but NDAS Device Management still says the drive is "offline." Fooey.
>Any other ideas?
>
>Thanks,
>Teffy
>
>On Aug 27, 7:47 am, Gunrunnerjohn <nob...@world.com> wrote:>> Hmm... I never did anything special, I formatted all three of my Ximeta NDAS>
>> drives using XP, and was using them actively when Vista came along. All I did
>> with Vista is load the drivers onto the Vista machines, enter the keys for the
>> drives, and connect to them.
>>
>> I'm not even sure where to begin. :-) Have you considered dropping back to the
>> version of the drivers I'm using, since I know for sure they work on at least
>> one Vista installation.
>>
>> If you can't find the previous version and want it, I could email it to you...
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:56:32 -0700, WGSGNUAYH...@spammotel.com wrote:>> >I connected the NetDisk via Ethernet directly to my Vista PC and>>
>> >booted. The NDAS Device Management icon says the device is
>> >"Offline". I deregistered the device and then registered again, it
>> >searched for the device, and said "You have successfully registered
>> >the device. However, the device is not found and cannot be connected
>> >at this time. Please check the connection." I got the same result when
>> >connecting to the Vista PC with Ethernet via the router. I am using
>> >NDAS Software version 3.20.1523>> >In case there are clues within, here is what I did with the other OS/>>
>> >connection combinations:>> >On my WinXP laptop, where no NetDisk software had been installed, I>>
>> >plugged in the NetDisk via USB. A message popped up with a sound
>> >indicating a new device. Under "Computer Management, Disk Management,"
>> >it said "ST350063 0A USB Device Not Initialized 465.75 GB Unallocated"
>> >I followed the instructions herehttp://www.ximeta.com/files/nd_winmanual_us.pdf
>> >in the User Manual For Windows 2000/XP to format, initiallize, and
>> >partition the disk. I created a small text file on the disk.>> >I connected the NetDisk via Ethernet directly to my Win2K PC and>>
>> >booted. I used the NDAS Device Management icon to mount it, and read
>> >the small text file. Then I tried going through the router, and was
>> >able to read the small text file again.>> >I plugged the NetDisk into my Vista PC via USB, and was able to read>>
>> >the small text file I had created.>> >On Aug 24, 7:38 am, Gunrunnerjohn <nob...@world.com> wrote:>>
>> >> You'll have to be more specific. I have XP, 2K and Vista machines here. My two
>> >> Vista machines talk to the my three Ximeta NDAS drives just fine. I'm using
>> >> 3.20.1521 for my NDAS client software on Vista. I see no difference in
>> >> operation between Vista and XP in that regard.>> >> What SPECIFIC problem do you have when you try to access the drive from Vista?>>>> >> On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:33:32 -0700, WGSGNUAYH...@spammotel.com wrote:>>>> >> >I would welcome advice on getting my Vista Home Premium PC to talk to>>
>> >> >my Ximeta NDAS external drive via Ethernet. I have come to a dead end
>> >> >with Ximeta support.>> >> >Both my Win2K PC and WinXP laptop can access the drive via Ethernet>>
>> >> >and USB, but the Vista PC can access it only via USB.>> >> >Thanks,>>
>> >> >Teffy>> >> >http://www.ximeta.com>>>> >> John Will>>
>> >> Microsoft MVP - Networking
>> John Will
>> Microsoft MVP - Networking
> I would welcome advice on getting my Vista Home Premium PC to talk toI had the same problem. I solved it by shutting down my Vista PC,
> my Ximeta NDAS external drive via Ethernet. I have come to a dead end
> with Ximeta support.
>
> Both my Win2K PC and WinXP laptop can access the drive via Ethernet
> and USB, but the Vista PC can access it only via USB.
>
> Thanks,
> Teffy
>
> http://www.ximeta.com
> On Aug 19, 3:33 pm, WGSGNUAYH...@spammotel.com wrote:Well, I've tried that several times. If the drive is running and
>> > I would welcome advice on getting my Vista Home Premium PC to talk to>
> > my Ximeta NDAS external drive via Ethernet. I have come to a dead end
> > with Ximeta support.> > Both my Win2K PC and WinXP laptop can access the drive via Ethernet>
> > and USB, but the Vista PC can access it only via USB.> > Thanks,>
> > Teffy> >http://www.ximeta.com>
> I had the same problem. I solved it by shutting down my Vista PC,
> along with all of the other computers that had access to the drive,
> and then rebooting. It worked.
>On Aug 19, 3:33 pm, WGSGNUAYH...@spammotel.com wrote:That's my RX for having issues getting R/W access to the drives, but the>> I would welcome advice on getting my Vista Home Premium PC to talk to>
>> my Ximeta NDAS external drive via Ethernet. I have come to a dead end
>> with Ximeta support.
>>
>> Both my Win2K PC and WinXP laptop can access the drive via Ethernet
>> and USB, but the Vista PC can access it only via USB.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Teffy
>>
>> http://www.ximeta.com
>I had the same problem. I solved it by shutting down my Vista PC,
>along with all of the other computers that had access to the drive,
>and then rebooting. It worked.
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