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Backup not working
I haven't run my regular backup jobs for a month. In that time I have: Replaced disk #1 after failure & resynced Replaced disk #2 after failure & resynced Upgraded to version 4 of FrontView N...
StuBarrett wrote: I have the same problem. I powered down my ReadyNas box when I went on vacation. When I returned and brought everything back up, none of my backups could access my WinNT-SP2 shares. Everything worked before....????
OK, got it to work. Good tips in this thread. The problem was that the IP address of my WinXp box changed and I got it to work by using the hard coded IP address for the host name. //nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn/share
Question; what do I have to do to use the host name of the machine (//host/share)? I could get another WinXp box to access the share using the host name so there is some kind of DNS capability working. Why can't the ReadyNax box do the same?
Probably a feature turned off...???
Thanks, Stu
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