Can't connect to network drive by name in Windows 7 - IP Address works though!

Can't connect to network drive by name in Windows 7 - IP Address works though! I have a network attached drive, plugged into my router. Im connecting to the router from the client pc using WIFI. I'm using Windows 7 -
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Do you have a DNS server running on your network? Can you ping your router by name? What does nslookup return? What does ipconfig /all show as your DNS servers?