Readynas duo - unable to access

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StephenB wrote:

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bales wrote:

Running readynas duo, fixed IP address (192.168.0.8), can view via raidar, says healthy, but unable to access.

1. Is your router still set up for 192.168.0.x addresses?

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I'm guessing, no.  Moving and then having this issue is almost always caused by having set a static IP address in the NAS (a bad idea, this being only one reason why) and then getting a new ISP-provided router that uses a different address range.

RAIDar can find your NAS because it uses a different protocol for that, but normal communications with it require that you are in the same sub-net.

Hooking up directly to your computer should work, but you also have to manually set the computers IP address to be in the 192.168.0.x range (whihc you'll need to undo when you are done here).  From there, you can undo the static IP assignment (change it to use DHCP) and re-attach to your network.  Then, use address reservation in the router, not a static IP in the NAS, to set the address to always be the same.

If you can't figure out how to set the computer's IP address (Google is your friend), then you can also do an OS re-install using the boot menu.  Don't accidentally do a factory default, though, as that will wipe your data.  The OS re-install will also set the admin password back to the default.

The other reason setting a static IP address in the NAS  is a bad idea is that the router might also assign the same address to another device, breaking communications on both devices.  That's especially true with the low address you gave it.  If you didn't change routers, this may be your problem.  Plug just your computer and the NAS into the router, and then you should be able to get through and make the necessary IP change.