no connection to NAS

[Rob Pomeroy]

Did you type exactly what I wrote, i.e. including the two backwards slashes ('\\')?

[Nienke]

yes I did.

[Rob Pomeroy]

Hmm.  Which NAS box is it?  Some early Buffalos have issues with Vista/Win 7.

[Nienke]

It is a Lacie NAS and it has always worked fine on my computer. So I don't think it had something to do with windows 7.

[Rob Pomeroy]

I guess then, the next logical option is to ensure that your laptop is using the same group as the other machines and that discovery is switched on.

First of all try this: Start --> Control Panel --> Network and Internet --> Network and Sharing Center --> Change advanced sharing settings. Make sure network discovery is switched on.  You may also wish to ensure file and printer sharing is switched on.

Having applied those changes, try browsing to the NAS box again.

If that didn't work, on one of the other machines, check the workgroup it's connected to.  Right-click My Computer, choose Properties.  On Windows 7/Vista, click the Advanced system settings link.  Go to the Computer Name tab of the System Properties box.  Click the Change button to see the currently configured workgroup.  On your laptop, follow a similar process only this time, change the workgroup to match the other computers.  Reboot your laptop.

Any better?

[hurricane]

My daughter has the same problem every time she comes home from school. We always play around with it and eventually it works. Changing the homegroup never helped.
One thing that worked once was to go to Network Connections, Local Area Connection, Network 2, Shared
Local Area Connection Properties
Networking
IR4 Properties
obtain an IP address auto

[immental1200]

What exactly is NAS??

Network Attached Storage - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network-attached_storage

[Nienke]

Thank you for your suggestion but it didn't work. The confusing thing about it is that I occasionally when I start up my computer can connect to the NAS, I have to give my username and password something I didn't have to do before but it works. But than as soon as I start my computer again the next day it doesn't work anymore.
I have deleted all the wireless networks and than installed them again, but that didn't make a difference either.

[Rob Pomeroy]

Do things work any better if you connect using a cable?  Apologies if I've already asked this.