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Alternative hostname on RN104 - I set as NAS1 but Acronis finds //RAPHAELCBOOKAIR.HOME/
I have two ReadyNAS 104s, with hostnames imaginatively called NAS1 and NAS2. These appear as such in both Windows explorer and on the web browser page tab when the admin pages are open. However, when...
After a bit more investigation I have found the following. If I hit the 'NAS' icon in the Acronis backup window I get two monitor icons named as per the original post. However, if I hit the 'browse' icon I get a 'network' icon, among others, and hitting this shows NAS1 abd NAS2. Both the correct and incorrect name opens the share tree when clicked. The wrong name changes if I change the IP address, but still to another completely wrong one. Still baffled as to what is actually happening!
Do the wrong names correspond to other devices on your network?
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