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How can I find out what is happening? (case #18901615)
My Duo v1 has been waiting in telnet mode since 21st Aug for L3 to try and get the NAS running again after it went AWOL when I tried to download the log files. I have asked a number of times for an up...
ianch99 - first, this is a forum with the vast majority of members customers and users of the ReadyNAS products. Some have a great deal of experience and some of us manage to learn from their posts. Very few are actually associated with technical support. Netgear employees for the most part have Star Wars names and their user id is in red or green.
As to the process, skipping the volume check won't cure anything. Booting and doing an OS reinstall may, but may not. It will reset your password back to the default but leaves the data intact. As previously stated, a factory default will wipe the drives and set up a blank volume. There will be no data and the configuration will be the default setting and the password will the the original default. This should cure all but major ills. This is usually set as a last resort as some do not have a current backup.
As to the process, skipping the volume check won't cure anything. Booting and doing an OS reinstall may, but may not. It will reset your password back to the default but leaves the data intact. As previously stated, a factory default will wipe the drives and set up a blank volume. There will be no data and the configuration will be the default setting and the password will the the original default. This should cure all but major ills. This is usually set as a last resort as some do not have a current backup.
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