NEC ShieldPRO FC-N21S Ruggedised Notebook Computer
User’s Guide 0318-00002 Ver. 2.0 Dec 2008 – Page 150
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Only the [Whole Network] icon appears in the
[My Network] or [Network Computer] dialog
box.
Action
It may take a while until the display appears. Wait
for a few minutes and click [Refresh] on the [View]
menu. If the display status remains unchanged,
the network may be connected improperly or
network software may be set improperly. Check
the connection and network software.
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Only one computer appears in the [My
Network] or [Network Computer] dialog box.
Action
It may take a while until the display appears. Wait
for a few minutes and click [Refresh] on the [View]
menu. If the display status remains unchanged,
check if the domain or work group to be
connected matches the setting domain or work
group. To see the setting domain or work group,
click [Start]
[Control Panel]
[System] to
display the [System Properties] dialog box and
select the [Computer Name] tab on the dialog box.
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Shared drives and/or folders are unavailable.
Action
Check if the Microsoft network share
service is installed in ShieldPRO:
o
Click [Start]
[Connect To]
[Show all connections] to display
the LAN connection icon.
o
Right-click the icon, select
[Properties] and check that "This
connection uses the following
items:" in the [General] tab Client
for Microsoft Networks and File &
Printer sharing for Microsoft
Networks listed and checked..
If not, shared drives and folders are not
available. To use them, install the share
service.
Check if ShieldPRO is set to access
shared drives and folders. To allow other
PCs connected to the network to use
drives and/or folders in ShieldPRO, drives
and folders to be shared should be set for
sharing:
o
Right-click a drive or folder to be
shared to display the menu.
o
Select [Sharing and Security ...]
o
Check "Share this folder on the
network" in the [Property] dialog
box.
o
The drive or folder icon changes
when the setting has changed.
Check access authorities are set for
shared drives and folders. The owner of a
shared drive or folder can set its access
authority.
The access authority of a shared drive or
folder is set to "read only" by default.
Other users can read data from the drive
or folder but cannot write data to it.