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Connect PC second port to NAS second port
The readynas has two ethernet ports. One I have connected to my main network switch, but I want to use the second to make a direct connection between my PC and the NAS so I can do video editing witho...
Hi Deeley_s!
Welcome to the Community!
You will have to configure static IP addresses on both the NAS port and PC port. The IPs should be out of range from your Local network.
For example, if you are using 192.168.1.x for your network then you will have to configure a static IP address in range 192.168.3.x for the NAS and PC port.
You can check this article on how to setup static IP for the NAS and this article for your Windows 10 PC.
Hope this helps!
Regards
Marc_V,
Thank you for the extremely helpful response. I'm failing to make the connection because I'm being asked for a router address - the NAS won't set a static address without it. I've tried keeping it at the 0.0.0.0 figure it comes with, and it just flashes red at me.Any ideas?
To the comments about improving the router instead, I appreciate the truth of what you're saying, but I'm gigabit ethernet throughout with a 200MB fibre to the outside, and my kids can still tell when I'm uploading pictures (and vice-versa). Lots of extremely high bandwith usage in our house. I already have a high spec router I don't want to change. A separate private LAN for me would mean we could all work in peace for just the cost of a bit of cat 6 cable
Deeley_s wrote:
To the comments about improving the router instead, I appreciate the truth of what you're saying, but I'm gigabit ethernet throughout with a 200MB fibre to the outside, and my kids can still tell when I'm uploading pictures (and vice-versa).
Are you using a switch or just the router? Also, what model?
Note you can add a small gigabit switch (perhaps ~$50) that only have the NAS and the PC on it, and that will completely offload the traffic from the rest of your network (without the second network connection).
Deeley_s wrote:
Marc_V,
Thank you for the extremely helpful response. I'm failing to make the connection because I'm being asked for a router address - the NAS won't set a static address without it. I've tried keeping it at the 0.0.0.0 figure it comes with, and it just flashes red at me.Any ideas?
Can you post a screen shot that shows the problem?
Hi Deeley_s
It should let you set a static IP address with only the IP and Subnet being filled out and others left blank. If it is the message regarding adding a DNS address, you can click on OK and still let you apply the settings. What is the IP address you are trying to assign?
Regards
If you mean the gateway address, just assign 192.168.x.1 (where x matches the IP address you are assigning to the PC and the NAS). Perhaps use 192.168.x.2 and 192.168.x.3 for the PCs.
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