Change '\\ROUTER' "UNC-name" in Windows 7?

A question about Windows 7 Networking: -.

Namely, my 'Network' W7 folder correctly lists the different places on my local network - my various computernames, printernames etc., and my router (Belkin) so that those who are connected and who himself has a "port" USB versatile controlled I guess by SAMBA software built into the router.

However, I noticed that regardless of 'make' from the router I use seems to have allocated which seems to be the name of vanilla by default ROUTER, which means that storage such as USB flashdrives attached to my Belkin "versatile USB port" (to create a simple NAS for example) have assigned a UNC name from \\ROUTER - for example \\ROUTER\mystick\myfolderthereon\myMSWordtherein.doc .

So far so good, normal and everything works perfectly. However... I would change the first part of the UNC so that rather than starting... ROUTER , it starts with something of my own choice for example just a plain R as in \\R\mystick\myfolderthereon\myMSWordtherein.doc .

Have searched high and low in the help files, etc online for where lives this ROUTER channel and whether or not he peut be changed - R or something - but so far without success, so thought I would try here.

Thank you.

It cracks to myself!

OK so as above, I've found I can't change my router's internal devicename ' \\ROUTER ' cos, as above, Belkin do not seem to provide an interface 'official' of my Play N600 to allow me to do.

But Microsoft - via its Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file - done well want to provide me with an interface to create an alias for an ip address.

So, as the basis of my router address is by default 192.168.2.1 (Yes,), I simply added the following line at the end of the text in my existing "hosts" file:-

192.168.2.1 R

and 'bingo' now I can just use my desired UNC \\R\mystick\myfolderthereon\myMSWordtherein.doc etc etc for the folders and files of addresses on a Memory Stick into the USB port on my router.

Anyone else want to try this fudge "that works", please note: it would be necessary to change the Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts on all Windows machine on its local network in which we want to use such an "alias" of course; No matter if one is inconsistent, either, but if you're like me you you prefer no doubt to be consistent!

[To clarify: you can use 192.168.2.1 R on one machine but on another:-]

192.168.2.1 Rtr

and then use UNC appropriate from \\Rtr or \\RTR (etc etc) on a machine that , although I don't really see the point!

Me, I use plain 'R' in the future! ]

Hooray!

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