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October 07, 2008  
Subject: Can't connect to Internet when mapped drives are present
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
Date: 5/12/2008 6:00:02 AM
From: =?Utf-8?B?Q2hyaXMgQ29wbGV5?= [Email Address Protection]

I have a Dell laptop running Vista that connects by wireless to a Belkin DSL
Modem Router. I have just purchased a Buffalo Linkstation Live NAS drive to
store my music and other files on and have connected it directly to the
router. The laptop can see the NAS drive and the files on it no problem. The
trouble comes when I map a network drive to the Linkstation. As soon as I do
this IE 7 refuses to connect to the internet. I just get a white screen and
eventually the message that IE has stopped responding. Disconnect the mapped
drive and it works fine. i need the mapped drive to enale I-tunes to connect
to the music stored on the Linkstation. I would be grateful for any advice.

Thanks

Chris

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