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AFP stopped connecting
Hi I'm using a ReadyNAS NV+, which I use as a time machine backup on a Mac running OSX 10.9.5 (Mavericks). Until recently this was working fine, then for no reason I've been able to discern, the A...
Sorry for the long delay in replying. I thought I had checked "notify me" but obviously not.
Yes, there is other data on the volume (a different partition to that which I use for Time Machine backup). Neither is accessible through the AFP. I can access the general volume through CIFS just fine.
No, additional addons are all disabled.
Yes, under "Standard File Protocols" AFP is enabled, and set to advertise over both Bonjour and AppleTalk. I tried disabling and re-enabling these settings – no dice.
No share permission changes were made before the AFP stopped working. CIFS, NFS and AFP all show up as enabled on the share.
56% of an X-RAID configured setup.
I don't seem to have ssh enabled – my attempts to ssh in as the root user were all refused. I looked at this thread (http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=30331) and this page (https://www.readynas.com/?page_id=617) but I'm not sure how to install the EnableRootSSH binary.
Any other suggestions?
vandermerwe wrote: Do you have a backup of the the data that is on the readynas? I understand you're using it to backup your Mac, but is there any other data on it?
Yes, there is other data on the volume (a different partition to that which I use for Time Machine backup). Neither is accessible through the AFP. I can access the general volume through CIFS just fine.
vandermerwe wrote: Are there any addons installed?
No, additional addons are all disabled.
vandermerwe wrote: Is AFP still enabled under services? - not under the share settings but on the file protocols tab?
Yes, under "Standard File Protocols" AFP is enabled, and set to advertise over both Bonjour and AppleTalk. I tried disabling and re-enabling these settings – no dice.
vandermerwe wrote: You haven't changed any of the permissions for the share? What are the settings?
No share permission changes were made before the AFP stopped working. CIFS, NFS and AFP all show up as enabled on the share.
vandermerwe wrote: How full is the data volume?
56% of an X-RAID configured setup.
vandermerwe wrote: Do you have ssh enabled?
If you have ssh enabled you should check the OS partition fullness using these commands:df -h
df -i
I don't seem to have ssh enabled – my attempts to ssh in as the root user were all refused. I looked at this thread (http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=30331) and this page (https://www.readynas.com/?page_id=617) but I'm not sure how to install the EnableRootSSH binary.
Any other suggestions?
Bump. Does anyone have ideas on how to fix this? I'm starting to worry that I may have lost my backed up files...
Hi waldog,
Just to add to what you have talked about. Try restarting the file sharing service of your MAC computer (AFP/SMB) to see if that fixes the problem (Under System Preferences - File Sharing). If the issue is not fixed, can we have another MAC computer to use to further isolate the problem?
Looking forward to hear back from you.
Kind regards,
BrianL
NETGEAR CommunityHi BrianL
I've tried turning "File Sharing" off and back on. Same problem. I've tried this on two different macbook pros (both running OSX 10.10.4, but the other showed the same behaviour under 10.8.x before I updated it recently).
I also tried once more turning "AFP" off and then back on under "shares" in the netgear login. No dice.
Hi waldog,
Let's hear other people in the community if they can share something to fix your problem with AFP protocol. You can also contact support to have this issue investigated but it will cost money.
Just let me know if you have other questions.
Kind regards,
BrianL
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