NAS shares with net use

[MattDLEA]

We have a NAS box with shares.

 

I have set up the folders and shared them using a script

 

eg net use p: \\NAS\Images /USER:name password

 

This works fine however I want to hide the shares so I thought renaming the folder Images$ and then

net use p: \\NAS\Images /USER:name password would work but it doesnt? anything obviously wrong?

[Steve21]

If you made it a $ share your netuse would be $ too wouldn't it?

 

Steve

[MattDLEA]

Edit sorry yeah

net use p: \\NAS\Images$ /USER:name password is what I tried and nope

[Steve21]

Can you get to the share manually using the $ way now? Just wondering if being a NAS the rename hasn't actually renamed the share etc so the net use can't find it

 

Steve

[sted]

do $ shares work from nas boxes? I know windows wont see $ shares from a windows server but iirc linux boxes do so it might depend on how windows clients perceive the share if its not a "windows" share it may show it anyway

[MattDLEA]

I can get there manually Edited April 20, 2016 by MattDLEA

[juliuscaesar]

Adding a $ hides the share from the server end. Depends on your NAS, on synology DSM you can change a share's settings to hide it, look for something similar on yours.