Sharing out an external HD on my Linksys WRT610N router
I've got a WRT610N router. I've put a Western Digital external hard drive on it, and am sharing it out to all of the desktops and laptops in my home (a mixture of Windows Vista and Windows 7 machines). This is working fine. The important thing to note here is the Western Digital drive is shared out by the Linksys router - it is not a share on any PC on the network. Now I would like to be able to run the Windows Backup utility and backup my desktops and laptops to the Western Digital HD. However, when I've tried doing this I get "Access is denied" error messages. This is strange, because all of the users in my home network can read and write to the WD HD, but Windows Backup cannot, even when using the credentials of any of the users on my network. And I've entered all of them (both username and password) into the Linksys router software. So, how do I make the Windows Backup utility work with my Linksys router so that I can backup my desktops and laptops?Rod
November 17th, 2009 6:30pm

I can not access my NAS drive as you describe but I am just trying to access it and not backing up to it When I put my credentials in, it adds the computer name to the log in and then will not let me in. It works on all my XP and vista computers. It just does not work with 7 pro or RC1. I have a retail version. ( fresh install no upgrade) also, if I boot into xp on the same pc that has 7 on it, I can access the NAS drive Looking for answers myself
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November 17th, 2009 10:05pm

Hi,Before the backup,try double clicking "Windows backup" and choose "Run as Administrator" to check the result.If the issue persists, manually change the default log on service to network.Click "Start", go to run, type "services.msc", Double click "Windows backup", on the "Logon" tab, choose this account, browse...-> advances...->Find Now..-> NETWORK SERVICES->tpye your password of your network group, click OK to apply.
November 18th, 2009 9:40am

I can not access my NAS drive as you describe but I am just trying to access it and not backing up to itWhen I put my credentials in, it adds the computer name to the log in and then will not let me in.It works on all my XP and vista computers. It just does not work with 7 pro or RC1. I have a retail version. ( fresh install no upgrade)also, if I boot into xp on the same pc that has 7 on it, I can access the NAS driveLooking for answers myself Have you gotten any answers to this, Phantomdaz?Rod
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November 24th, 2009 3:31am

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