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This might not work. ReadySHARE is a basic approach to network attached storage that does not play nicely with odd enclosures or anything that needs fancy drivers in Windows.
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Did you consult this?
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ReadySHARE USB Drives Compatibility List | Answer | NETGEAR Support
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It isn't complete or up to date, but it may give you some clues.
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For anything beyond the routine there really is no substitute for ethernet NAS boxes.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I had not checked that and the SSDs I'm using are not on there.
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However, the RAID enclosure does not require any drivers and when the computers are set to obtain an IP from the router and DHCP is turned on (like a normal set up), everything works fine. Ideally we'd like to set the computers to static IPs per company policy but maybe I can work around it. So, if I set the computers to their static IPs and turn DHCP, no go. I'm assuming the router needs to use the DHCP server to brodcast the Readyshare device?
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Maybe I'll just bite the bullet and get a NAS server.
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> [...] would like to create a central, local storage space [...]
How isolated would you like this equipment to be from your general
network?
> [...] My plan is to use the AC1750 Model R6400v2 and its Readyshare
> port to share two SSDs connected to the Startech USB3.1 RAID enclosure
> Model S252BU313R as the storage. [...]
> [...] I had not checked that and the SSDs I'm using are not on there.
I would not bet that Netgear ReadySHARE knows what to do with SSD
storage. Whether that RAID enclosure hides those details from its host
is another mystery. A search of these forums should find abundant
complaints about plain-old rotating disks v. ReadySHARE. My experience
with it is minimal, but I view it as a dancing-bear system, and wouldn't
trust it for serious work. Others may be satisfied with it.
> [...] What other settings need to be changed (DHCP, etc) so that each
> computer can connect to the Readyshare device?
I don't think that anything special needs to be done for ReadySHARE
itself; you'd just need to configure the router to be compatible with
whatever network to which it'd be connected, which shouldn't be a
problem.
> [...] Ideally we'd like to set the computers to static IPs per company
> policy but maybe I can work around it. [...]
\"work around\" _what_, exactly?
> [...] So, if I set the computers to their static IPs and turn [off?]
> DHCP, no go.
\"no go\" is not a very detailed problem description.
> [...] I'm assuming the router needs to use the DHCP server to brodcast
> the Readyshare device?
I doubt it. But, with my weak psychic powers, I know nothing about
how you configured any of these devices, or what you did with them, or
what happened when you did it.
> Maybe I'll just bite the bullet and get a NAS server.
If you want reliable NAS, then that might be a good idea. However,
if you already have the router and RAID box, and if when \"DHCP is
turned on\", \"everything works fine\" (for some value of \"everything\"),
then perhaps you should try to figure out what you're doing wrong with
the non-DHCP network configuration which causes this (vague) \"no go\"
condition.
I appreciate that you're trying to help (I think), but I'm really not interested in advice given in solely sarcastic and condescending words. You may be an expert in this field and require information about certain settings and parameters that I have not even considered, but simply stating that I'm not being detailed enough without being detailed yourself about what exactly you're missing (as far as information is concerned), I can do nothing more.
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I've ordered a NAS storage system so I will not be continuing this project. Thank you both for the time you did take to respond.
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