Can't access \\tower from Windows

[musingcypher]

Hello,

 

Running Unraid 6.8.0, and the server name is 'tower'. I can't access the share folders using '\\tower'.

 

\\IP_Address_of_tower => works

\\tower.lan => works

\\Anyname_other_than_tower (say, tower1, tower2, etc) => works

http://tower => works

 

\\tower => does not work.

 

Can I get some help troubleshooting this please? I could rename and live with it, but just curious as to what the root cause is.

 

Thanks,

 

[Frank1940]

OS and version of PC you are using to access the Unraid server named 'tower'.  Are  you using 'mapped shares' or a file manager?

[musingcypher]

On 1/9/2020 at 11:59 AM, Frank1940 said:

OS and version of PC you are using to access the Unraid server named 'tower'.  Are  you using 'mapped shares' or a file manager?

OS and Version: Windows 10

Using file manager to access the share, like \\tower. 

[Frank1940]

There is a complete thread which is devoted to Windows problems like this.  You can read it here:

 

     https://forums.unraid.net/topic/53172-windows-issues-with-unraid/

 

This thread has been around for a while, so you might want to start with the last couple of pages as there is where the solutions are the last versions of Windows 10.  (You can find out which version of Windows you are  running by typing the following in the Search window on the Taskbar:)

winver 

One thing to double check is that your Router contains a entry for Tower in its static and DCHP tables.  It also helps if your Unraid server is the Local Master.  (covered on the first page of the above thread.)