So we purchased and set up a NAS recently. It works perfectly and is UNIX based and has SAMBA enabled. So here's the kicker:
* Windows 7, No issues - NAS pops up under Network automatically.
* Windows 8.1, It never pops up under Network
Windows 8.1 Troubleshooting
* No Issues for pinging the IP address for the NAS
* No issues for pinging the server name for the NAS
* Turned off the Windows Firewall - Still cannot detect the NAS
* Using the Control Center software for the NAS, it can detect the NAS by IP and server name. Also via the Control Center (which is an administrative console) I can log in so its not a credential issue)
* Flushed and re-registered DNS, no effect
* Both computers are in WORKGROUP
* Both computers are set for NetBIOS over TCP/IP.
NOTE: I'm using Windows 8.1 Home so I can't access local policies or connect to a Domain (even if I had one)
There's probably something in Windows 8.1 that I'm missing but I'm just banging my head here. Help!