Can't map to my FreeNAS shares from windows anymore.

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amirkalilk47

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Greetings,
Hoping this is something simple that I'm overlooking.
I've had my FreeNAS since July and my shares have always been available from windows to see or to map to.
Recently my router was unplugged for an extended period of time and when it came back up my mappings no longer worked.
Turns out the IP address on the FreeNAS machine has changed but now no matter what I do I can't remap to my FreeNAS shares.
The FreeNAS machine is perfectly functional. I can log in to it without any issues.
Router is Verizon AC (quantum gateway) router.
FreeNAS Machine is a Thinkserver.
Windows machines are Win 7 Desktop, Win 10 Desktop, and Win 10 laptop.
Any help fixing this issue would be appreciated
 

Mirfster

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I am assuming this is a CIFS share? If so, look under [Services] - CIFS - Settings. See if there is a mismatch in the "Bind IP Addresses". If so, correct it and then restart the CIFS Service and give it a try.
 

Sakuru

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Also, you should configure your FreeNAS box to use a static IP address to keep this from happening again.
 

anodos

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Once you set up a static address for your server, you can nuke all your old mapped network drives by opening cmd and typing 'net use * /delete'
 
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