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Cannot access RN104
Today, when trying to access a clients recently installed ReadyNAS 104 on their network, I was being prompted for a network user name and password. Despite the fact I was already logged in with an ...
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There has been nothing, and I mean nothing, changed with regards to the security or access settings on the NAS. I have double checked all of that.
Nothing has changed between yesterday and today within Active Directory on the client network.
What I did find is there was a large time discrepancy between the NAS and the rest of the network, around 6-7 minutes. This was despite there being an NTP server in use. I can only assume that for some reason it was unavailable.
I dug out a couple of others and added them as alternatives to the device. After a few seconds the NAS clock fell into line with the rest of the client network.
Then, just for a giggle, I tried to access the NAS with the FQDN. Blow me down! I went straight in...
There has been nothing, and I mean nothing, changed with regards to the security or access settings on the NAS. I have double checked all of that.
Nothing has changed between yesterday and today within Active Directory on the client network.
What I did find is there was a large time discrepancy between the NAS and the rest of the network, around 6-7 minutes. This was despite there being an NTP server in use. I can only assume that for some reason it was unavailable.
I dug out a couple of others and added them as alternatives to the device. After a few seconds the NAS clock fell into line with the rest of the client network.
Then, just for a giggle, I tried to access the NAS with the FQDN. Blow me down! I went straight in...
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