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Cannot connect to NFS Share in Front View
I have a NetGear ReadyNas Ultra 2, all working fine, I also have a Western Digital MyBook world edition, again all working fine (this was my old NAS drive). All have static IP addresses. I now want to do a back up using the ReadyNas Front View management page to create a backup of various shares and set the destination location as the WD drive I have created a NFS share on the WD Drive and enabled CIFS, NFS, I've set readwrite permissions to public access, I can Mount this share ok through a windows pc using the username and I have read write access. But when I enter the server name and sharename in the ReadyNAS and try to test the connection it comes up with an error connecting to the location. I've tried all the suggested formats in the help section but no luck at all.
The server name is: BeauGate
The Share names is : NetGearNetBackUP
cheers
Rob
The server name is: BeauGate
The Share names is : NetGearNetBackUP
cheers
Rob
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- I belive by Default WD MyBook live doesnt support NFS (anymore), what version MyBook do you have?
(Blue ring or the White Bar)
This is abit wrong forum, but you couple of hints are available here: http://mybookworld.wikidot.com/nfs-server
Not for the faint-hearted though, but pretty easy to implement... ;)
If you could tell me what version of Mybook live you actually have, I may be able to guide you further... ;) - I have the white bar and yes I know I had to enable it in the management console. I have previously connected a Linux PC via NFS without a problem so I know the NFS part is working ok as I used it for a music server.
- OK as it seems, you have NFS capable version, so you can basically disregard my previous post.
I never owned a "white bar" so my knowledge ends here, unfortunately... :? - sorry it's a MyBook World Edition... this one to be precise a 2 TB model
http://support.wdc.com/product/kb.asp?groupid=117&lang=en
I have specifically permissioned the IP addresses to access the NFS service in the WD drive - ok ...thanks for trying...
- I had a "blue ring" Mybook World 4 years ago, but I was so dissapointed about its performance, that I sold it and replaced with Netgear ReadyNAS Duo :(
Stll have lots of knowledge about WD World "blue ring" devices, how to squeeze maxximum performance out of them, implement features that are there, but unsupported...etc...
I would still suggest that you post your question also on WDC forum, or mybookworld forum, maybe they have an answer... :roll: - hmm yes good point but I do think its something to do with the format of the server name / share names.. I've also scanned my own network with an app on my android phone called "Fing" which is excellent and it shows me the WD drive is advertising NFS services on port 2049... pings and tests ok with that...
- ReadyNAS itself runs Debian (a bit customized, but still pretty standard) , WD devices instead run completely "homebrewed" stuff, so... :roll:
Regarding to SMP & NFS those are pretty standard protocols, so I really doubt they messed those up.
Hence you were actually able to connect to that WD NFS with your PC.
Probably its a problem with share names/permissions.
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