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Broken Ethernet Port
Hi,
I have a couple of ReadyNAS Duo units, but one of them has had the ethernet port blown after a spike on the incoming broadband line, which also blew the ethernet port in my media player. I think that the unit is still functioning correctly though, as the front panel lights do what is expected, I just cant communicate with it.
I have already removed the disks and installed them in another ReadyNAS unit, and they are fine, so I think the damage may be limited to just the ethernet controller.
Does anyone know if I can get around the problem of a broken ethernet controller by adding a USB to Ethernet converter in one of the USB ports or some other method. It seems a real waste to throw away the whole unit just because the ethernet port has broken.
I have found many USB to ethernet units, but they all seem to need drivers installing, and I dont know if that is possible on the ReadyNAS Duo
Thanks
I have a couple of ReadyNAS Duo units, but one of them has had the ethernet port blown after a spike on the incoming broadband line, which also blew the ethernet port in my media player. I think that the unit is still functioning correctly though, as the front panel lights do what is expected, I just cant communicate with it.
I have already removed the disks and installed them in another ReadyNAS unit, and they are fine, so I think the damage may be limited to just the ethernet controller.
Does anyone know if I can get around the problem of a broken ethernet controller by adding a USB to Ethernet converter in one of the USB ports or some other method. It seems a real waste to throw away the whole unit just because the ethernet port has broken.
I have found many USB to ethernet units, but they all seem to need drivers installing, and I dont know if that is possible on the ReadyNAS Duo
Thanks
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- A USB to ethernet adapter would be painfully slow and not worth it. The work required to make this work would be unsupported and would require you to install the drivers for your usb ethernet adapter via SSH, test it works, then migrate the disks back to the NAS with the dead ethernet port and test it, if it doesn't work, migrate the disks back again etc.
It's not worth the effort.
In future I recommend you protect the ethernet ports of your important equipment as we'll as the power.
Welcome to the forum! - Thanks mgdm,
I thought it was a long shot.
I have learned the lesson. About £500 of equipment was fried, so it is now properly protected.
All the Best - With that much, you might check your homeowners insurance policy to see if you have coverage. (Don't know about the policies in the UK, but many in the U.S. have such coverage for large incidents).
- Chirpa gives a little info on adding USB/Ethernet adapters, which might give you enough info to decide whether it's worth it persuing. Details in this thread somewhere, viewtopic.php?p=165478#p165478
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