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ReadyNAS RNDP6000: cannot access any administrative functions...but can access the data on the box
I have an old ReadyNas Pro6 that I haven't used for years. I set it up a long long time ago using a Mac Pro that I don't have anymore. The software to access the ReadyNas was on that computer an...
You shouldn't go straight to 4.2.31 if running 4.2.13. Update to 4.2.15 then to 4.2.23 then to the latest 4.2.31.
Try a different web browser or an older version of the web browser.
It sounds like there are compatibilty issues with your browser and the old version of RAIDiator-x86 that you are running.
BINGO! Thanks JohnCM_S. Both suggestions worked: accessing the admin page via the IP address/admin, and Raidar 4.3.8 found my ReadyNAS. Now I am having trouble getting a System Update. When I check for an update on the Remote tab, it searches forever. My ReadyNAS is on my network which has Internet access. Ethernet2 shows Active. Is there a setting I have to set to enable Internet access for the ReadyNAS? When on the Local tab, when I click on Upload and Verify a pop up asks me to select a file...there are no files to select. Is there a specific location where a file must be placed? Thanks again for you help. Major progress.
Uglydog808 wrote:
When I check for an update on the Remote tab, it searches forever.
What firmware are you running now? I think Netgear might have changed the URL of their update server (a long time ago now), and that it might be looking for a server that no longer exists.
Uglydog808 wrote:
When on the Local tab, when I click on Upload and Verify a pop up asks me to select a file...there are no files to select.
You need to download the firmware manually to your PC first. For instance, from https://kb.netgear.com/000038793/RAIDiator-x86-Version-4-2-31
Then extract the firmware image from the downloaded zip file.
Finally, select that firmware image via the pop-up (selecting the zip won't work). You'll need to click on "upload and verify image" after you select it.
After the verification, you'll be prompted to reboot to apply the update.
There is an update order you should follow. If running older than 4.2.15 (https://www.readynas.com/download/RAIDiator-x86/RAIDiator-x86-4.2.15), I would update to that first. I think then it's something like 4.2.23 and then the latest 4.2.31.
Thanks for the help. My old box is running 4.2.13. I get what you are saying about my version looking for a site that no longer exists (hahaha, reminds me of the old days; I wrote code on an AS/400...my favorite error message was "pointing to a location that no longer exists"...got nowhere back then too...always wondered where it went...). I assume the link to the site is hardcoded in the firmware and I cannot change it. True?
Next, I downloaded a zip file with new firmware. I unzipped it. I went to the Local tab and pressed Upload and Verify. Nothing happened. I pressed Choose File. It says "no file selected." Are these buttons looking in a specific location for the firmware? Do you now what that location might be. I unzipped and tested in the NETGEAR ReadyNas folder in my Applications folder. I also tested this with the firmware unzipped on my Desktop.
Any thoughts?
You shouldn't go straight to 4.2.31 if running 4.2.13. Update to 4.2.15 then to 4.2.23 then to the latest 4.2.31.
Try a different web browser or an older version of the web browser.
It sounds like there are compatibilty issues with your browser and the old version of RAIDiator-x86 that you are running.Great suggestion on browser. I switched to Chrome (from most recent update of Safari) and Chrome worked, allowing me to choose, verify and update. Thank you! I have now updated to 4.2.15. I will step my way up thru the updates.
Thank you all for your help and suggestions.
Uglydog808
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