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Accessing Netgear NAS under a different subnet
Hi there, I need some assistance in seting up in accessing the NAS under a different subnet. Internet -> Router 1(Primary) -> Router 2 (Secondary) Router 1 - Linksys 1900ACS (stock firmwa...
What model NAS do you have? If it has two ethernet ports you can also connect it to both routers, which might be a better approach.
arul999 wrote:
What am I doing wrong here?
Network discovery fails because that uses broadcast LAN protocols, which can't pass through the firewall.
The NAT firewall in router 2 is blocking inbound connections from the NAS, and as far as I can tell you haven't forwarded port 445 in router 2.
FWIW, I cascade two routers (for a different reason), and the inner Netgear router supports OpenVPN (for client connections). All my equipment is connected to the inner router - I am wondering why you aren't doing that.
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